Brideshead Revisited vs Christine Falls: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Catholics, Upper class, Fiction

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

Christine Falls

Christine Falls John Banville · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 364 pages · ≈ 6 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Christine Falls is the easier read (Moderate), Brideshead Revisited more demanding (Challenging).