Emma vs Rebecca: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Emma

Emma Jane Austen · 1815 ★★★★☆ 4.0 536 pages · ≈ 9 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Rebecca

Rebecca Daphne du Maurier · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.3 366 pages · ≈ 6 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Rebecca higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 760384 votes.
Rebecca is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Emma.
Rebecca is the easier read (Challenging), Emma more demanding (Demanding).

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