A Handful of Dust vs The Good Soldier: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.6 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Good Soldier

The Good Soldier Ford Madox Ford · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.7 162 pages · ≈ 3 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.

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