The carnival at Bray vs Where the heart is: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Teenage Girls, Bildungsromans, Fiction

Cover of The carnival at Bray

The carnival at Bray Jessie Ann Foley · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.9 254 pages · ≈ 4 h 42 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Where the heart is

Where the heart is Billie Letts · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.0 358 pages · ≈ 6 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The carnival at Bray is the easier read (Light), Where the heart is more demanding (Moderate).

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