Howards End vs The Woman in White: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Howards End

Howards End E. M. Forster · 1910 ★★★★☆ 4.0 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Woman in White

The Woman in White Wilkie Collins · 1859 ★★★★☆ 4.0 748 pages · ≈ 13 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Howards End is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 13 for The Woman in White.
Howards End is the easier read (Moderate), The Woman in White more demanding (Demanding).

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