My Lady's Money vs The Magus: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Fiction

Cover of My Lady's Money

My Lady's Money Wilkie Collins · 1870 ★★★★☆ 3.6 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of The Magus

The Magus John Fowles · 1965 ★★★★☆ 3.9 670 pages · ≈ 12 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Magus higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 96 votes.
My Lady's Money is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 12 for The Magus.
The Magus is the easier read (Moderate), My Lady's Money more demanding (Challenging).

Side by side