As I Lay Dying vs Dombey and Son: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying William Faulkner · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.7 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dombey and Son higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 17000 votes.
As I Lay Dying is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Dombey and Son.

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