For Whom the Bell Tolls vs Gone With the Wind: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.0 477 pages · ≈ 8 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Gone With the Wind

Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell · 1936 ★★★★☆ 4.3 824 pages · ≈ 15 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Gone With the Wind higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 1269875 votes.
For Whom the Bell Tolls is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 15 for Gone With the Wind.

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