Gravity's Rainbow vs Torches Together: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Gravity's Rainbow

Gravity's Rainbow Thomas Pynchon · 1973 ★★★★☆ 4.0 1160 pages · ≈ 21 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Torches Together

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Torches Together is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 21 for Gravity's Rainbow.
Torches Together is the easier read (Moderate), Gravity's Rainbow more demanding (Challenging).

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