No Roses for Harry! vs The doorbell rang: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
No Roses for Harry!
“Harry was a white dog with black spots.”
Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
vs
The doorbell rang
There’s no one and nothing the great detective Nero Wolfe wouldn’t take on if the price was right. That’s something wealthy society widow Rachel Bruner is counting on when she writes him a check for a whopping hundred…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- No Roses for Harry! is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The doorbell rang.
- No Roses for Harry! has the widest readership — 9661 ratings behind its score.
- No Roses for Harry! runs the darker storyline; The doorbell rang stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
No Roses for Harry!
≈ 1h vs 3h for The doorbell rang
New to the genre?
No Roses for Harry!
Moderate vs Challenging for The doorbell rang
In the mood for something dark?
No Roses for Harry!
a darker storyline than The doorbell rang
Want something lighter?
The doorbell rang
an easier tone than No Roses for Harry!
Scores by source
| No Roses for Harry! | The doorbell rang | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9661) | 4.2 (7928) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (8) | 4.3 (16) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (128) |
Reception
| No Roses for Harry! | The doorbell rang | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9661 | 7928 |
| Editions | 15 | 27 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1648 |
| Reading it now | — | 467 |
| Written reviews | — | 466 |
| Wikipedia attention | 329 | 367 |
| Pages | 32 | 178 |