Heartburn vs The Painted Veil: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adultery, Married people, Domestic fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction

Cover of Heartburn

Heartburn Nora Ephron · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.6 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil William Somerset Maugham · 1925 ★★★★☆ 4.0 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Painted Veil higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 53437 votes.
Heartburn is the easier read (Moderate), The Painted Veil more demanding (Challenging).

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