An American Tragedy vs The Circular Staircase: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adirondack mountains, Crime, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy Theodore Dreiser · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 412 pages · ≈ 7 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Circular Staircase

The Circular Staircase Mary Roberts Rinehart · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate An American Tragedy higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 39345 votes.
The Circular Staircase is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for An American Tragedy.

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