The Christie Affair vs The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mistresses, History, Fiction
The Christie Affair
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Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? "Sizzles from its first…
The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana
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"Roxana", Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own "wicked" life as the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Christie Affair highest: The Christie Affair 4.0 · The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana 3.4.
- The Christie Affair is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana.
- The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana has the widest readership — 5841 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Christie Affair | The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (5841) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (62) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (940) | — |
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Reception
| The Christie Affair | The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 940 | 5841 |
| Editions | 9 | 93 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Pages | 320 | 429 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Christie Affair or The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana?
The Christie Affair has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Christie Affair 4.0/5, The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Christie Affair or The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana?
The Christie Affair is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Christie Affair (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana (429 pages, ≈ 7 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: The Christie Affair or The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Christie Affair: Moderate; The fortunate mistress, or, Roxana: Demanding.