Stoner vs The Painted Veil: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adultery, Psychological fiction, Domestic fiction, Fiction

Cover of Stoner

Stoner John Williams · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.4 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil William Somerset Maugham · 1925 ★★★★☆ 4.0 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Stoner higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 295163 votes.
Stoner is the easier read (Moderate), The Painted Veil more demanding (Challenging).

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