Dom Casmurro vs The Power and the Glory: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Catholics, Catholic Church, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Dom Casmurro

Dom Casmurro Machado de Assis · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.3 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory Graham Greene · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.0 154 pages · ≈ 2 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dom Casmurro higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 40317 votes.
The Power and the Glory is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Dom Casmurro.

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