Summer of the Red Wolf vs The Pearl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Men, Fiction

Cover of Summer of the Red Wolf

Summer of the Red Wolf Morris West · 1971 ★★★★☆ 3.8 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Pearl

The Pearl John Steinbeck · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.6 109 pages · ≈ 2 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Summer of the Red Wolf higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 443 votes.
The Pearl is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Summer of the Red Wolf.
Summer of the Red Wolf is the easier read (Moderate), The Pearl more demanding (Challenging).

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