Annie John vs Tell the wolves I'm home: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Teenage Girls, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of Annie John

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

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Cover of Tell the wolves I'm home

Tell the wolves I'm home Carol Rifka Brunt · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tell the wolves I'm home higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 151299 votes.
Annie John is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Tell the wolves I'm home.
Tell the wolves I'm home is the easier read (Light), Annie John more demanding (Moderate).

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