The fifth child vs The silver spoon: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction, Fiction

Cover of The fifth child

The fifth child Doris Lessing · 1988 ★★★★☆ 3.7 193 pages · ≈ 3 h 34 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The silver spoon

The silver spoon John Galsworthy · 1921 ★★★★☆ 4.1 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The silver spoon higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 10365 votes.
The fifth child is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The silver spoon.
The fifth child is the easier read (Moderate), The silver spoon more demanding (Challenging).

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