And Even Now vs Small Wonder_display: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Essays

Cover of And Even Now

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.0 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Small Wonder_display

Small Wonder_display Barbara Kingsolver · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 277 pages · ≈ 5 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
And Even Now is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Small Wonder_display.
Small Wonder_display is the easier read (Moderate), And Even Now more demanding (Challenging).

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