Maurice vs Tod in Venedig: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall, Homosexuality, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction

Cover of Maurice

Maurice E.M. Forster · 1971 ★★★★☆ 4.0 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tod in Venedig

Tod in Venedig Thomas Mann · 1925 ★★★★☆ 3.7 142 pages · ≈ 2 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Maurice higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 22 votes.
Tod in Venedig is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Maurice.
Maurice is the easier read (Challenging), Tod in Venedig more demanding (Demanding).

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