The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding vs The Clocks: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, English Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Investigation, England
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
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First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding...then the discovery of a corpse in a chest...next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder...the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating…
The Clocks
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Sheila Webb, typist-for-hire, has arrived at 19 Wilbraham Crescent in the seaside town of Crowdean to accept a new job. What she finds is a well-dressed corpse surrounded by five clocks. Mrs Pebmarsh, the blind owner of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Clocks highest: The Clocks 4.3 · The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 3.8.
- The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding has the widest readership — 34013 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding | The Clocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (34013) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (80) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (62) | 4.5 (109) |
Reception
| The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding | The Clocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34013 | 109 |
| Editions | 50 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 23931 | — |
| Reading it now | 1703 | — |
| Written reviews | 2588 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2899 | 2302 |
| Pages | 264 | 248 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding or The Clocks?
The Clocks has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Clocks 4.3/5, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding or The Clocks?
The Clocks is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Clocks (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m); The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding or The Clocks?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding: Moderate; The Clocks: Moderate.