Pavilion of Women vs The Portrait of a Lady: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Romance & Relationships, Fiction

Cover of Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women Pearl S. Buck · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady Henry James · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.8 634 pages · ≈ 11 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Pavilion of Women higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 15714 votes.
Pavilion of Women is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 11 for The Portrait of a Lady.
Pavilion of Women is the easier read (Challenging), The Portrait of a Lady more demanding (Demanding).

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