L'affaire Lerouge vs The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: Which Should You Read?
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L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin
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In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin highest: The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin 4.2 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin has the widest readership — 7988 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | 4.2 (7988) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (35) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 7988 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Want to read | 1038 | 19924 |
| Reading it now | — | 586 |
| Written reviews | 106 | 1101 |
| Pages | 478 | 465 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin 4.2/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (465 pages, ≈ 8 h 37 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: Moderate.