El Honor del Silencio vs Obasan: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Japanese, Concentration Camps, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of El Honor del Silencio

El Honor del Silencio Danielle Steel · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.1 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Obasan

Obasan Joy Kogawa · 1981 ★★★★☆ 3.8 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate El Honor del Silencio higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 8800 votes.
Obasan is the easier read (Light), El Honor del Silencio more demanding (Moderate).

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