Vanity Fair vs Women in Love: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Social classes, British and irish fiction, Women, Classics, Fiction

Cover of Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 699 pages · ≈ 12 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Women in Love

Women in Love D. H. Lawrence · 1877 ★★★★☆ 3.7 508 pages · ≈ 9 h 24 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Women in Love is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 12 for Vanity Fair.

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