A Handful of Dust vs Amelia: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married people, British and irish fiction, England, Fiction

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.6 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Amelia Henry Fielding · 1751 ★★★★☆ 3.5 594 pages · ≈ 11 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Handful of Dust is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Amelia.
A Handful of Dust is the easier read (Challenging), Amelia more demanding (Demanding).