Taken at the Flood vs The Big Four: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Détectives, Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, England, English literature
Taken at the Flood
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A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family…
The Big Four
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They are a vicious international quartet of criminals known as "The Big Four". Number One was a brilliant Chinese, the greatest criminal brain of all time; Number Two was a USAmerican multi-millionaire; Number Three was…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Big Four has the widest readership — 78800 ratings behind its score.
- The Big Four reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 26 times.
Scores by source
| Taken at the Flood | The Big Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (78800) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (72) | 3.2 (214) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (32) | 4.5 (229) |
Reception
| Taken at the Flood | The Big Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 72 | 78800 |
| Editions | 85 | 121 |
| Citations | 20 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 33514 |
| Reading it now | — | 4388 |
| Written reviews | — | 7062 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3190 | 3806 |
| Pages | 226 | 256 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Taken at the Flood or The Big Four?
Taken at the Flood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Taken at the Flood 3.7/5, The Big Four 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Taken at the Flood or The Big Four?
Taken at the Flood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Taken at the Flood (226 pages, ≈ 4 h 11 m); The Big Four (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Taken at the Flood or The Big Four?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Taken at the Flood: Challenging; The Big Four: Moderate.