M.C. Higgins, the Great vs Sounder: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: African Americans in fiction, Family life in fiction, African Americans, Family life, Family, Fiction

Cover of M.C. Higgins, the Great

M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton · 1974 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sounder

Sounder William H. Armstrong · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.0 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sounder higher: 4.0 vs 3.5 from 31753 votes.
Sounder is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for M.C. Higgins, the Great.
M.C. Higgins, the Great is the easier read (Light), Sounder more demanding (Challenging).

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