A Painted House vs The Neon Bible: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Boys, Bildungsromans, New York Times reviewed, Fiction

Cover of A Painted House

A Painted House John Grisham · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.1 462 pages · ≈ 8 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible John Kennedy Toole · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.8 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Painted House higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 1263 votes.
The Neon Bible is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for A Painted House.

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