Seventeen vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Seventeen
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Winner of the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award for Best ThrillerA Financial Times Best Thriller Book of 2022You'll never know my name.But you won't forget my number.Behind the events you know are the killers you don’t.…
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The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Seventeen has the widest readership — 61 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Seventeen | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (10) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (61) | — |
Reception
| Seventeen | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 61 | 2 |
| Editions | 6 | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1910 | — |
| Pages | — | 308 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Seventeen or The progress of Julius?
Seventeen has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Seventeen 3.9/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: Seventeen or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Seventeen: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.