The Awakening vs The View from Castle Rock: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary Fiction, American literature, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of The Awakening

The Awakening Kate Chopin · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.7 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The View from Castle Rock

The View from Castle Rock Alice Munro · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The View from Castle Rock higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 11 votes.
The Awakening is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The View from Castle Rock.
The View from Castle Rock is the easier read (Moderate), The Awakening more demanding (Demanding).

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