Death Comes as the End vs The Memoirs of Cleopatra: Which Should You Read?
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Death Comes as the End
It is 2000 BC in Egypt and Imhotep the Ka-Priest brings home his beautiful young concubine Nofret. But not all the members of his family welcome her. When she is found dead Imhotep's daughter, Renisenb, suspects it…
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the first person - from…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Memoirs of Cleopatra highest: The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.2 · Death Comes as the End 3.7.
- Death Comes as the End is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 18 for The Memoirs of Cleopatra.
- The Memoirs of Cleopatra has the widest readership — 1425 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death Comes as the End | The Memoirs of Cleopatra | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (1425) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (65) | 4.0 (25) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (10) | 4.5 (113) |
Reception
| Death Comes as the End | The Memoirs of Cleopatra | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 65 | 1425 |
| Editions | 87 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 35161 |
| Written reviews | — | 1425 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1576 | 451 |
| Pages | 240 | 976 |