Fifty Shades of Grey vs MAIN STREET: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey E. L. James · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.7 544 pages · ≈ 10 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of MAIN STREET

MAIN STREET Sinclair Lewis · 1634 ★★★★☆ 3.8 447 pages · ≈ 8 h 17 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Fifty Shades of Grey is the easier read (Moderate), MAIN STREET more demanding (Demanding).

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