The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) vs The years: Which Should You Read?
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The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let)
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Tells the multi-generational story of a sprawling upper middle-class family, centered on the frustrated, possessive Soames and his disastrous marriage with the beautiful, enigmatic Irene.--amazon.com
The years
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A stirring, straightforward work written near the end of her luminous career, Virginia Woolf's The Years is a portrait of the Pargiters, a staid London family presided over by Colonel Abel Pargiter. In some ways,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The years is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let).
- The years has the widest readership — 6802 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) | The years | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (6802) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (24) | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
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Reception
| The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) | The years | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24 | 6802 |
| Editions | 248 | 131 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15117 |
| Reading it now | — | 681 |
| Written reviews | — | 782 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 933 |
| Pages | 578 | 452 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) or The years?
The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) 3.9/5, The years 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) or The years?
The years is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The years (452 pages, ≈ 8 h 22 m); The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) (578 pages, ≈ 10 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) or The years?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let): Challenging; The years: Challenging.