Portnoy's Complaint vs The green years: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Coming of age in fiction, Young men in fiction, Young men, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint Philip Roth · 1969 ★★★★☆ 3.7 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The green years

The green years A. J. Cronin · 1944 ★★★★☆ 4.1 329 pages · ≈ 6 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The green years higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 1415 votes.
Portnoy's Complaint is the easier read (Moderate), The green years more demanding (Challenging).

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