L'affaire Lerouge vs The Lotus Shoes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
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.”
Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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The Lotus Shoes
NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Brilliantly written, masterful storytelling, and hard to put down. This story will stay with me for a very, very long time." —Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzAn…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Lotus Shoes highest: The Lotus Shoes 4.2 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- The Lotus Shoes has the widest readership — 24652 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Lotus Shoes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | 4.2 (24652) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (182) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Lotus Shoes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 24652 |
| Editions | 148 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | 61119 |
| Reading it now | — | 2319 |
| Written reviews | 106 | 2512 |
| Pages | 478 | 400 |