A Fine Balance vs A history of New York: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: City and town life, Literature, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.4 719 pages · ≈ 13 h 19 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of A history of New York

A history of New York Washington Irving · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.7 437 pages · ≈ 8 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Fine Balance higher: 4.4 vs 3.7 from 164273 votes.
A history of New York is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 13 for A Fine Balance.
A Fine Balance is the easier read (Moderate), A history of New York more demanding (Challenging).

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