Back to Methuselah vs Candida: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama

Cover of Back to Methuselah

Back to Methuselah George Bernard Shaw · 1921 ★★★★☆ 3.8 283 pages · ≈ 5 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Candida

Candida George Bernard Shaw · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.7 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Candida is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Back to Methuselah.

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