Ben Hur vs The story of the other wise man: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Ben Hur

Ben Hur Lew Wallace · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The story of the other wise man

The story of the other wise man Henry van Dyke · 1895 ★★★★☆ 4.2 65 pages · ≈ 1 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The story of the other wise man higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 3530 votes.
The story of the other wise man is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Ben Hur.
The story of the other wise man is the easier read (Moderate), Ben Hur more demanding (Challenging).

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