Beloved vs Stardust: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Beloved

Beloved Toni Morrison · 1987 ★★★★☆ 4.0 360 pages · ≈ 6 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Stardust

Stardust Neil Gaiman · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.1 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Stardust is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Beloved.

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