Billy Budd vs Heart of Darkness: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Billy Budd

Billy Budd Herman Melville · 1900 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad · 1899 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 130 pages · ≈ 2 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Heart of Darkness higher: 3.4 vs 3.2 from 573782 votes.
Heart of Darkness is the easier read (Challenging), Billy Budd more demanding (Demanding).

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