The New Year vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Fiction

Cover of The New Year

The New Year Pearl S. Buck · 1968 ★★★★☆ 3.6 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Wapshot Scandal

The Wapshot Scandal John Cheever · 1964 ★★★★☆ 3.8 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The New Year is the easier read (Light), The Wapshot Scandal more demanding (Moderate).

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