Little Dorrit vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 833 pages · ≈ 15 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Guilty River

The Guilty River Wilkie Collins · 1886 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Little Dorrit higher: 4.0 vs 3.3 from 50482 votes.
The Guilty River is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 15 for Little Dorrit.
Little Dorrit is the easier read (Moderate), The Guilty River more demanding (Demanding).

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