Miss Marjoribanks vs The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young women, Bildungsromans, Fiction

Cover of Miss Marjoribanks

Miss Marjoribanks Margaret Oliphant · 1866 ★★★★☆ 3.8 546 pages · ≈ 10 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition

The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition Barbara Kingsolver · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.0 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 815 votes.
The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Miss Marjoribanks.
The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition is the easier read (Moderate), Miss Marjoribanks more demanding (Challenging).

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