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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Cover of The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let)

The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let) John Galsworthy · 1918 ★★★★☆ 3.9 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The years

The years Virginia Woolf · 1937 ★★★★☆ 3.8 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The years is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 10 for The Forsyte Saga (The Man of Property / Indian Summer of a Forsyte / In Chancery / Awakening / To Let).

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