Rich Man, Poor Man vs The Kitchen God's Wife: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man Irwin Shaw · 1970 ★★★★☆ 4.5 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Kitchen God's Wife

The Kitchen God's Wife Amy Tan · 1991 ★★★★☆ 4.0 479 pages · ≈ 8 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Rich Man, Poor Man higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 326 votes.
The Kitchen God's Wife is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Rich Man, Poor Man.

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