Amelia vs How to Be Good: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Domestic fiction, Fiction

Cover of Amelia

Amelia Henry Fielding · 1751 ★★★★☆ 3.5 594 pages · ≈ 11 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of How to Be Good

How to Be Good Nick Hornby · 2000 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Amelia higher: 3.5 vs 3.2 from 923 votes.
How to Be Good is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Amelia.
How to Be Good is the easier read (Light), Amelia more demanding (Demanding).

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