In memoriam vs The Grapes of Wrath: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of In memoriam

In memoriam Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1850 ★★★★☆ 4.5 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck · 1939 ★★★★☆ 4.0 642 pages · ≈ 11 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate In memoriam higher: 4.5 vs 4.0 from 89413 votes.
In memoriam is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for The Grapes of Wrath.
The Grapes of Wrath is the easier read (Challenging), In memoriam more demanding (Demanding).

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