The Rainbow vs The Whiteoak brothers: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Families, Fiction

Cover of The Rainbow

The Rainbow D. H. Lawrence · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.7 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Whiteoak brothers

The Whiteoak brothers Mazo de la Roche · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.8 277 pages · ≈ 5 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Whiteoak brothers is the easier read (Moderate), The Rainbow more demanding (Challenging).

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