The Talleyrand Maxim vs Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night: Which Should You Read?
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The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night
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Lock the doors. Draw the shades. Pull up the covers and be prepared for Thriller to keep you up all night!Featuring North America’s foremost thriller authors, Thriller was the first collection of pure thriller stories…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Talleyrand Maxim highest: The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9 · Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night 3.7.
- The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Talleyrand Maxim | Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (180) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (13) | 3.5 (8) |
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Reception
| The Talleyrand Maxim | Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 180 | 8 |
| Editions | 115 | — |
| Want to read | 102 | — |
| Reading it now | 28 | — |
| Written reviews | 30 | — |
| Pages | 195 | 644 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Talleyrand Maxim or Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night?
The Talleyrand Maxim has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5, Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Talleyrand Maxim or Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (644 pages, ≈ 11 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: The Talleyrand Maxim or Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging; Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night: Moderate.