A Passage to India vs Invisible Man: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Race Relations, Open_syllabus_project, Social conditions, Classics, Fiction

Cover of A Passage to India

A Passage to India E. M. Forster · 1924 ★★★★☆ 3.7 325 pages · ≈ 6 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Invisible Man

Invisible Man Ralph Ellison · 1952 ★★★★☆ 3.9 450 pages · ≈ 8 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Invisible Man higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 206277 votes.
A Passage to India is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Invisible Man.

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