Annie John vs The secret life of bees: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Teenage Girls, Domestic fiction, Literature, Fiction

Cover of Annie John

Annie John Jamaica Kincaid · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.7 148 pages · ≈ 2 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The secret life of bees

The secret life of bees Sue Monk Kidd · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.1 302 pages · ≈ 5 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The secret life of bees higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 1370817 votes.
Annie John is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The secret life of bees.

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