Orlando vs Ulysses: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Men, Textual Criticism, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of Orlando

Orlando Virginia Woolf · 1928 ★★★★☆ 3.9 194 pages · ≈ 3 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ulysses

Ulysses James Joyce · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.8 790 pages · ≈ 14 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Orlando is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 14 for Ulysses.

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