A Room with a View vs Tarzan of the Apes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British in fiction, British, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of A Room with a View

A Room with a View E. M. Forster · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 196 pages · ≈ 3 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912 ★★★★☆ 3.9 376 pages · ≈ 6 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Room with a View is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Tarzan of the Apes.

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