The Mercy Chair vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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The Mercy Chair
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Mike W. Craven (born 1968) is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award.
The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Mercy Chair highest: The Mercy Chair 4.3 · The progress of Julius 3.9.
- The progress of Julius is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Mercy Chair.
- The Mercy Chair has the widest readership — 42 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mercy Chair | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.5 (13) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (42) | — |
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Reception
| The Mercy Chair | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 42 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2696 | — |
| Pages | 443 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Mercy Chair or The progress of Julius?
The Mercy Chair has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Mercy Chair 4.3/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Mercy Chair or The progress of Julius?
The progress of Julius is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m); The Mercy Chair (443 pages, ≈ 8 h 12 m).
Which is harder to read: The Mercy Chair or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Mercy Chair: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.