American notes vs Pictures from Italy: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Novelists, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs, Biography & Memoir, Fiction

Cover of American notes

American notes Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Pictures from Italy

Pictures from Italy Charles Dickens · 1846 ★★★★☆ 3.5 125 pages · ≈ 2 h 19 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate American notes higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 16 votes.
Pictures from Italy is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for American notes.
American notes is the easier read (Moderate), Pictures from Italy more demanding (Demanding).

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