Candy vs Petropolis: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young women, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of Candy

Candy Terry Southern · 1964 ★★★★☆ 3.9 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Petropolis

Petropolis Anya Ulinich · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.0 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Candy is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Petropolis.

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