Absalom, Absalom! vs This Side of Paradise: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Absalom, Absalom!

Absalom, Absalom! William Faulkner · 1936 ★★★★☆ 4.1 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of This Side of Paradise

This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.6 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Absalom, Absalom! higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 90 votes.
This Side of Paradise is the easier read (Light), Absalom, Absalom! more demanding (Demanding).

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