Conversations With Friends vs The Idiot: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Contemporary Women, College students, Literary, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of Conversations With Friends

Conversations With Friends Sally Rooney · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.7 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Idiot

The Idiot Elif Batuman · 1969 ★★★★☆ 3.6 419 pages · ≈ 7 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.

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