Landfall, a channel story vs The Bastard: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Landfall, a channel story

Landfall, a channel story Nevil Shute · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.0 274 pages · ≈ 5 h 04 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bastard

The Bastard John Jakes · 1974 ★★★★☆ 4.4 462 pages · ≈ 8 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Bastard higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 218 votes.
Landfall, a channel story is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Bastard.

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