Alice Adams vs Miss Marjoribanks: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young women, Bildungsromans, Fiction

Cover of Alice Adams

Alice Adams Booth Tarkington · 1921 ★★★★☆ 3.6 211 pages · ≈ 3 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Miss Marjoribanks

Miss Marjoribanks Margaret Oliphant · 1866 ★★★★☆ 3.8 546 pages · ≈ 10 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Alice Adams is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Miss Marjoribanks.

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