Rich Man, Poor Man vs The Shipping News: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man Irwin Shaw · 1970 ★★★★☆ 4.5 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Shipping News

The Shipping News Annie Proulx · 1993 ★★★★☆ 3.9 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Rich Man, Poor Man higher: 4.5 vs 3.9 from 326 votes.
The Shipping News is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Rich Man, Poor Man.

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