A good country vs All the ugly and wonderful things: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of A good country

A good country Laleh Khadivi · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.8 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of All the ugly and wonderful things

All the ugly and wonderful things Bryn Greenwood · 2016 ★★★★☆ 4.0 349 pages · ≈ 6 h 28 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
All the ugly and wonderful things is the easier read (Light), A good country more demanding (Moderate).

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