Dodsworth vs The Portrait of a Lady: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Dodsworth

Dodsworth Sinclair Lewis · 1929 ★★★★☆ 4.0 389 pages · ≈ 7 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady Henry James · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.8 634 pages · ≈ 11 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dodsworth higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 1535 votes.
Dodsworth is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 11 for The Portrait of a Lady.
Dodsworth is the easier read (Challenging), The Portrait of a Lady more demanding (Demanding).

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