Annie John vs Unless: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mothers and daughters, 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 Unless

Unless Carol Shields · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.6 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Annie John is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Unless.

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