Go vs Of time and the river: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young men, Bildungsromans, Fiction

Cover of Go

Go John Clellon Holmes · 1952 ★★★★☆ 3.8 311 pages · ≈ 5 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Of time and the river

Of time and the river Thomas Wolfe · 1935 ★★★★☆ 4.2 912 pages · ≈ 16 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Of time and the river higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 1351 votes.
Go is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 16 for Of time and the river.
Go is the easier read (Moderate), Of time and the river more demanding (Challenging).

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