A Time to Kill vs War and Peace: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill John Grisham · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.1 718 pages · ≈ 13 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of War and Peace

War and Peace Лев Толстой · 1864 ★★★★☆ 4.2 484 pages · ≈ 8 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
War and Peace is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 13 for A Time to Kill.
A Time to Kill is the easier read (Moderate), War and Peace more demanding (Demanding).

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