Arcadia vs The Girls: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Nineteen sixties, Communal living, New York Times reviewed, Fiction

Cover of Arcadia

Arcadia Lauren Groff · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.7 301 pages · ≈ 5 h 34 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Girls

The Girls Emma Cline · 2016 ★★★★☆ 3.5 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Arcadia higher: 3.7 vs 3.5 from 26947 votes.
Arcadia is the easier read (Moderate), The Girls more demanding (Challenging).

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