Brideshead Revisited vs Death Comes for the Archbishop: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.9 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Death Comes for the Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather · 1732 ★★★★☆ 4.0 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Brideshead Revisited is the easier read (Challenging), Death Comes for the Archbishop more demanding (Demanding).

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