Anne of Avonlea vs The Pearl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Avonlea Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1909 ★★★★☆ 4.2 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of The Pearl

The Pearl John Steinbeck · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.6 109 pages · ≈ 2 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Anne of Avonlea highest: Anne of Avonlea 4.2 · The Pearl 3.6.
The Pearl is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Anne of Avonlea.

Side by side