L'affaire Lerouge vs The Sisterhood: 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 Sisterhood
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Lady Emily investigates the murder of a glamorous debutante in the next irresistible mystery of Tasha Alexander’s New York Times bestselling series.London, 1907: When the Season's most accomplished and elegant…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Sisterhood highest: The Sisterhood 4.2 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- The Sisterhood is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Sisterhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (25) |
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Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Sisterhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 25 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 180 |
| Pages | 478 | 299 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or The Sisterhood?
The Sisterhood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Sisterhood 4.2/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Sisterhood?
The Sisterhood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Sisterhood (299 pages, ≈ 5 h 32 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Sisterhood?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; The Sisterhood: Moderate.