Anne of the Island vs I am Charlotte Simmons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: College stories, College students, Fiction

Cover of Anne of the Island

Anne of the Island Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1915 ★★★★☆ 4.3 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of I am Charlotte Simmons

I am Charlotte Simmons Tom Wolfe · 2004 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 676 pages · ≈ 12 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Anne of the Island higher: 4.3 vs 3.5 from 200340 votes.
Anne of the Island is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 12 for I am Charlotte Simmons.

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