MAIN STREET vs Pavilion of Women: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Domestic fiction, Fiction

Cover of MAIN STREET

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

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Cover of Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women Pearl S. Buck · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Pavilion of Women higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 15714 votes.
Pavilion of Women is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for MAIN STREET.
Pavilion of Women is the easier read (Challenging), MAIN STREET more demanding (Demanding).

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