How Green Was My Valley vs Things Fall Apart: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British, Classics, Literature, History, Fiction

Cover of How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley Richard Llewellyn · 1939 ★★★★☆ 3.9 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe · 1958 ★★★★☆ 3.8 196 pages · ≈ 3 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Things Fall Apart is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 9 for How Green Was My Valley.
Things Fall Apart is the easier read (Challenging), How Green Was My Valley more demanding (Demanding).

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