A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man vs The Waves: Which Should You Read?

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

The Waves

The Waves Virginia Woolf · 1931 ★★★★☆ 4.1 210 pages · ≈ 3 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Waves higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 120 votes.
The Waves is the easier read (Challenging), A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man more demanding (Demanding).