The Edible Woman vs The hours: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Man-woman relationships in fiction, Women in fiction, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Women, Romance & Relationships, Fiction

Cover of The Edible Woman

The Edible Woman Margaret Atwood · 1969 ★★★★☆ 3.7 359 pages · ≈ 6 h 39 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The hours

The hours Michael Cunningham · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.0 230 pages · ≈ 4 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The hours higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 151462 votes.
The hours is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Edible Woman.

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