The Man of Property vs The way of all flesh: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Middle class, British and irish fiction, England, Social life and customs, Fiction

The Man of Property

The Man of Property John Galsworthy · 1906 ★★★★☆ 4.0 350 pages · ≈ 6 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The way of all flesh Samuel Butler · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.6 561 pages · ≈ 10 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Man of Property higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 5 votes.
The Man of Property is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The way of all flesh.
The way of all flesh is the easier read (Moderate), The Man of Property more demanding (Challenging).