Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter vs Billy Budd: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1969 ★★★★☆ 3.8 744 pages · ≈ 13 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Billy Budd

Billy Budd Herman Melville · 1900 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter higher: 3.8 vs 3.2 from 1 votes.
Billy Budd is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 13 for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter is the easier read (Challenging), Billy Budd more demanding (Demanding).

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