Of Human Bondage vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage William Somerset Maugham · 1915 ★★★★☆ 4.2 688 pages · ≈ 12 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Guilty River

The Guilty River Wilkie Collins · 1886 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Of Human Bondage higher: 4.2 vs 3.3 from 4828 votes.
The Guilty River is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 12 for Of Human Bondage.
Of Human Bondage is the easier read (Challenging), The Guilty River more demanding (Demanding).

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