Barchester Towers vs Doctor Thorne: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Barsetshire, British and irish fiction

Cover of Barchester Towers

Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope · 1815 ★★★★☆ 4.1 567 pages · ≈ 10 h 30 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Doctor Thorne

Doctor Thorne Anthony Trollope · 1902 ★★★★☆ 4.2 520 pages · ≈ 9 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Doctor Thorne is the easier read (Challenging), Barchester Towers more demanding (Demanding).

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