Relampago vs The Financier: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Capitalists and financiers, Fiction

Cover of Relampago

Relampago Danielle Steel · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.7 389 pages · ≈ 7 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Financier

The Financier Theodore Dreiser · 1912 ★★★★☆ 4.3 523 pages · ≈ 9 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Financier higher: 4.3 vs 3.7 from 8308 votes.
Relampago is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The Financier.
Relampago is the easier read (Moderate), The Financier more demanding (Challenging).

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