Pavilion of Women vs Young Wives: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Married women, Domestic fiction, Women, Fiction

Cover of Pavilion of Women

Pavilion of Women Pearl S. Buck · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.2 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Young Wives

Young Wives Olivia Goldsmith · 2000 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Pavilion of Women higher: 4.2 vs 3.5 from 15714 votes.
Pavilion of Women is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Young Wives.
Young Wives is the easier read (Moderate), Pavilion of Women more demanding (Challenging).

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