A face at the window vs Le message à la planète: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A face at the window

A face at the window Dennis McFarland · 1997 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 314 pages · ≈ 5 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le message à la planète

Le message à la planète Iris Murdoch · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.7 563 pages · ≈ 10 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Le message à la planète higher: 3.7 vs 3.2 from 562 votes.
A face at the window is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Le message à la planète.

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