Gone With the Wind vs The Thorn Birds: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Gone With the Wind

Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell · 1936 ★★★★☆ 4.3 824 pages · ≈ 15 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.3 698 pages · ≈ 12 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Thorn Birds is the quickest read — about 12 hours vs 15 for Gone With the Wind.

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