Blaze of Noon vs How Green Was My Valley: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blaze of Noon Blaze of Noon Ernest K. Gann · 1946 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Challenging

Ernest K. Gann, author of ''Island in the Sky'' Goodreads Member Review: KOMET (Sep 21, 2015 5 of 5 Stars) it was amazing:aviation-general, ernest-k-gann, mass-market-paperbacks Ernest K. Gann, in his day, was one of…

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Cover of How Green Was My Valley How Green Was My Valley Richard Llewellyn · 1939 ★★★★☆ 3.9 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Challenging

This is a story set in a south Wales coal mining valley and tells of a family striving to improve their lives through hard work, education and their non-conformist faith. The main character is the youngest son, Huw…

1 film adaptation

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Scores by source

Blaze of NoonHow Green Was My Valley
Goodreads — 3.6 (112)
Hardcover — 4.2 (12)
Apple Books — 4.5 (45)

Reception

Blaze of NoonHow Green Was My Valley
Ratings — 112
Editions 12 40
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 184
Reading it now — 2
Written reviews — 6
Wikipedia attention 317 2625
Pages 310 495

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