Bring Up the Bodies vs Homegoing: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary Fiction, Literary, Historical, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of Bring Up the Bodies

Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.3 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Homegoing

Homegoing Yaa Gyasi · 2016 ★★★★☆ 4.5 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
Homegoing is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Bring Up the Bodies.

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