Clayhanger vs Kipps: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Bildungsromans, British and irish fiction, England, Fiction

Cover of Clayhanger

Clayhanger Arnold Bennett · 1910 ★★★★☆ 4.0 415 pages · ≈ 7 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Kipps

Kipps H. G. Wells · 1900 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Clayhanger higher: 4.0 vs 3.4 from 545 votes.
Kipps is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Clayhanger.

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