Bartleby, the Scrivener vs Piazza Tales: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Bartleby, the Scrivener

Bartleby, the Scrivener Herman Melville · 1966 ★★★★☆ 3.9 66 pages · ≈ 1 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Piazza Tales

Piazza Tales Herman Melville · 1856 ★★★★☆ 3.7 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Bartleby, the Scrivener higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 79334 votes.
Bartleby, the Scrivener is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Piazza Tales.
Bartleby, the Scrivener is the easier read (Challenging), Piazza Tales more demanding (Demanding).

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