Home as found vs The Color Purple: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Home as found

Home as found James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Color Purple

The Color Purple Alice Walker · 1976 ★★★★☆ 4.3 257 pages · ≈ 4 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Color Purple higher: 4.3 vs 3.8 from 771062 votes.
The Color Purple is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Home as found.
The Color Purple is the easier read (Moderate), Home as found more demanding (Challenging).

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