Within the tides vs Women in Love: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Within the tides

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Challenging 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: 3.6 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Within the tides is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 9 for Women in Love.
Within the tides is the easier read (Challenging), Women in Love more demanding (Demanding).

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