Dark Tides vs Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English literature, Romance

Dark Tides

Dark Tides Philippa Gregory · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.0 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A

Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A Fay Weldon · 1984 ★★★★☆ 3.8 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Dark Tides.
Dark Tides is the easier read (Moderate), Letters to Alice On First Reading Jane A more demanding (Demanding).

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