Adventures in Contentment vs Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Which Should You Read?
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Adventures in Contentment
“I CAME here eight years ago as the renter of this farm, of which soon afterward I became the owner.”
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This, I am firmly convinced, is a strange world, as strange a one as I
Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The American Notebooks follows chronological order, tracing Hawthorne's development over a period of eighteen years. The individual entries, however, are quite random in their makeup and contain adages, animal folklore,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Adventures in Contentment highest: Adventures in Contentment 4.1 · Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.8.
- Adventures in Contentment is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Adventures in Contentment has the widest readership — 138 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Adventures in Contentment | Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (138) | — |
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Reception
| Adventures in Contentment | Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 138 | 1 |
| Editions | 55 | 67 |
| Want to read | 209 | — |
| Reading it now | 24 | — |
| Written reviews | 26 | — |
| Pages | 138 | 460 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Adventures in Contentment or Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Adventures in Contentment has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Adventures in Contentment 4.1/5, Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Adventures in Contentment or Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Adventures in Contentment is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Adventures in Contentment (138 pages, ≈ 2 h 33 m); Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne (460 pages, ≈ 8 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Adventures in Contentment or Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Adventures in Contentment: Challenging; Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Challenging.