The Thorn Birds vs The Wisdom of Father Brown: Which Should You Read?

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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

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Cover of The Wisdom of Father Brown

The Wisdom of Father Brown Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.8 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Thorn Birds higher: 4.3 vs 3.8 from 369635 votes.
The Wisdom of Father Brown is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 12 for The Thorn Birds.
The Thorn Birds is the easier read (Moderate), The Wisdom of Father Brown more demanding (Challenging).

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