The Barrowfields vs The emperor of Ocean Park: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fathers, Fathers and sons, Death, Fiction

Cover of The Barrowfields

The Barrowfields Phillip Lewis · 2017 ★★★★☆ 3.7 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The emperor of Ocean Park

The emperor of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 657 pages · ≈ 12 h 10 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The emperor of Ocean Park higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 55 votes.
The Barrowfields is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 12 for The emperor of Ocean Park.

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