Rebecca vs The Bell Jar: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Rebecca

Rebecca Daphne du Maurier · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.3 366 pages · ≈ 6 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath · 1948 ★★★★☆ 4.4 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.4 — either is a safe pick by score.
Rebecca is the easier read (Challenging), The Bell Jar more demanding (Demanding).

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