The Rainbow vs The years: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Family, British and irish fiction, Families, England, English literature, Social life and customs

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 years

The years Virginia Woolf · 1937 ★★★★☆ 3.8 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Rainbow is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The years.

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