Silver Wedding vs The Newcomes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Family, England, Fiction

Cover of Silver Wedding

Silver Wedding Maeve Binchy · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.7 283 pages · ≈ 5 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Newcomes

The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray · 1853 ★★★★☆ 3.7 801 pages · ≈ 14 h 50 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Silver Wedding is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 14 for The Newcomes.
Silver Wedding is the easier read (Challenging), The Newcomes more demanding (Demanding).

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