Sanctuary vs The Town: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Sanctuary Sanctuary William Faulkner · 1931 ★★★★☆ 3.6 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Challenging

Lee Goodwin es acusado de asesinato. El escenario del crimen es una casa oculta entre los árboles que alberga una destilería ilegal. Allí viven, entre otros, Ruby, una mujer que ha renunciado a todo por Lee, y Popeye,…

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Cover of The Town The Town William Faulkner · 1957 ★★★★☆ 3.7 371 pages · ≈ 6 h 52 m · Moderate

Flem Snopes goes on to higher things in Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha's county seat.

The verdict

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SanctuaryThe Town
Goodreads 3.6 (15396) —
Hardcover 3.8 (24) 2.7 (3)
Apple Books 4.5 (5) —

Reception

SanctuaryThe Town
Ratings 15396 3
Editions 113 21
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 23036 —
Reading it now 816 —
Written reviews 1326 —
Wikipedia attention 4219 561
Pages 312 371

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