A quiet kind of thunder vs Girl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Youth, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of A quiet kind of thunder

A quiet kind of thunder Sara Barnard · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.9 403 pages · ≈ 7 h 28 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Girl

Girl Blake Nelson · 1994 ★★★★☆ 4.1 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Girl is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for A quiet kind of thunder.

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