American notes vs Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Journeys, Manners and customs, Description and travel, United States, Travel, Social life and customs

Cover of American notes

American notes Rudyard Kipling · 1890 68 pages · ≈ 1 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy)

Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.6 521 pages · ≈ 9 h 39 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

American notes is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy).
American notes is the easier read (Challenging), Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) more demanding (Demanding).

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