On The Road vs The Bluest Eye: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classics, Fiction

Cover of On The Road

On The Road Jack Kerouac · 1957 ★★★★☆ 4.1 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison · 1970 ★★★★☆ 4.1 195 pages · ≈ 3 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Bluest Eye is the easier read (Challenging), On The Road more demanding (Demanding).

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