The Program vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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The Program
“Dray walked briskly through the kitchen and entry, wiping barbecue sauce on her olive sheriff's-department-issue pants, which she still hadn't had time to change out of.”
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In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational page-turner featuring Tim Rackley,…
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 Program highest: The Program 4.4 · The progress of Julius 3.9.
- The Program has the widest readership — 268 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Program | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.4 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (268) | — |
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Reception
| The Program | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 268 | 2 |
| Editions | 5 | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 165 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Program or The progress of Julius?
The Program has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Program 4.4/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Program 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 Program (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: The Program or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Program: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.