Giovanni's Room vs The Souls of Black Folk: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Afro-Americans, Race Relations, African Americans, Fiction

Cover of Giovanni's Room

Giovanni's Room James Baldwin · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.3 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.3 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Giovanni's Room is the easier read (Challenging), The Souls of Black Folk more demanding (Demanding).

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