If you can't be good vs The Sympathizer: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of If you can't be good

If you can't be good Ross Thomas · 1973 ★★★★☆ 4.0 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.5 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Sympathizer higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 900 votes.
If you can't be good is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Sympathizer.

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