Passing vs The Souls of Black Folk: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Afro-Americans, Race Relations, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction

Cover of Passing

Passing Nella Larsen · 1929 ★★★★☆ 4.0 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.3 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Souls of Black Folk higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 45888 votes.

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