Brother vs The Italian Girl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Brothers, Families, Fiction

Brother

Brother Ania Ahlborn · 2015 ★★★★☆ 3.9 329 pages · ≈ 6 h 06 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Italian Girl Iris Murdoch · 1964 ★★★★☆ 4.1 198 pages · ≈ 3 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Italian Girl higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 25709 votes.
The Italian Girl is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Brother.
Brother is the easier read (Moderate), The Italian Girl more demanding (Challenging).