Beloved vs Sula: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: 1000blackgirlbooks, Ohio, African American women, African Americans, 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 Sula

Sula Toni Morrison · 1973 ★★★★☆ 4.1 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sula is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Beloved.

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