Studs Lonigan vs Welcome to the Monkey House: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan James T. Farrell · 1932 ★★★★☆ 3.8 1113 pages · ≈ 20 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Welcome to the Monkey House

Welcome to the Monkey House Kurt Vonnegut · 1950 ★★★★☆ 4.2 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Welcome to the Monkey House higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 170 votes.
Welcome to the Monkey House is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 20 for Studs Lonigan.
Welcome to the Monkey House is the easier read (Moderate), Studs Lonigan more demanding (Challenging).

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