Elizabeth and Her German Garden vs Sleeping Murder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Told in a series of diary entries, Elizabeth and Her German Garden recounts one year in the life of an Englishwoman determined to revitalize the neglected garden of their German estate. It is in the process of laying…
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Sleeping Murder
"Let sleeping murder lie": this is the proverb (a variation on "Let sleeping dogs lie") which is not obeyed by twenty-one-year-old New Zealander Gwenda Reed, who has recently married and now comes to England to settle…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Sleeping Murder highest: Sleeping Murder 4.0 · Elizabeth and Her German Garden 3.7.
- Elizabeth and Her German Garden is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Sleeping Murder.
- Sleeping Murder has the widest readership — 55331 ratings behind its score.
- Sleeping Murder runs the darker storyline; Elizabeth and Her German Garden stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
≈ 1h vs 4h for Sleeping Murder
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Sleeping Murder
55331 ratings vs 6026 for Elizabeth and Her German Garden
In the mood for something dark?
Sleeping Murder
a darker storyline than Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Want something lighter?
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
an easier tone than Sleeping Murder
Scores by source
| Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Sleeping Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (6026) | 4.0 (55331) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (7) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (240) |
Reception
| Elizabeth and Her German Garden | Sleeping Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6026 | 55331 |
| Editions | 145 | 117 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7629 | 25552 |
| Reading it now | 405 | 2181 |
| Written reviews | 1013 | 3870 |
| Wikipedia attention | 532 | 5633 |
| Pages | 95 | 256 |