Act of will vs Annie John: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction, Literature, Fiction

Cover of Act of will

Act of will Barbara Taylor Bradford · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.0 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Annie John

Annie John Jamaica Kincaid · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.7 148 pages · ≈ 2 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Act of will higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 2508 votes.
Annie John is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Act of will.

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