How Green Was My Valley vs War and Peace: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley Richard Llewellyn · 1939 ★★★★☆ 3.9 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of War and Peace

War and Peace Лев Толстой · 1864 ★★★★☆ 4.2 976 pages · ≈ 18 h 04 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate War and Peace higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 376487 votes.
How Green Was My Valley is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 18 for War and Peace.

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