A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man vs Sons and Lovers: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, Young men, Fiction

Cover of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce · 1818 ★★★★☆ 3.7 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers D. H. Lawrence · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.6 510 pages · ≈ 9 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Sons and Lovers.
Sons and Lovers is the easier read (Challenging), A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man more demanding (Demanding).

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