An American Tragedy vs The Dead Room: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: New york, Romance, Thriller, 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 Dead Room

The Dead Room Heather Graham · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Dead Room is the easier read (Moderate), An American Tragedy more demanding (Challenging).

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