Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit vs The Newcomes: Which Should You Read?

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson · 1985 ★★★★☆ 3.9 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray · 1853 ★★★★☆ 3.7 801 pages · ≈ 14 h 50 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 55 votes.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 14 for The Newcomes.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is the easier read (Moderate), The Newcomes more demanding (Demanding).