The beautiful cigar girl vs The Magnolia Palace: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New york, American literature
The beautiful cigar girl
“IN JUNE OF 1842, Edgar Allan Poe took up his pen to broach a delicate subject with an old friend.”
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On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson-and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling…
The Magnolia Palace
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Magnolia Palace highest: The Magnolia Palace 4.0 · The beautiful cigar girl 3.5.
- The beautiful cigar girl has the widest readership — 2161 ratings behind its score.
- The beautiful cigar girl runs the darker storyline; The Magnolia Palace stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The beautiful cigar girl | The Magnolia Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (2161) | 2.7 (3) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.9 (35) |
| Google Books | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (1243) |
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Reception
| The beautiful cigar girl | The Magnolia Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2161 | 1243 |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Want to read | 3998 | 2 |
| Reading it now | 109 | — |
| Written reviews | 303 | — |
| Pages | 327 | 368 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The beautiful cigar girl or The Magnolia Palace?
The Magnolia Palace has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Magnolia Palace 4.0/5, The beautiful cigar girl 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: The beautiful cigar girl or The Magnolia Palace?
The beautiful cigar girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The beautiful cigar girl (327 pages, ≈ 6 h 03 m); The Magnolia Palace (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: The beautiful cigar girl or The Magnolia Palace?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The beautiful cigar girl: Challenging; The Magnolia Palace: Moderate.