Blackwater vs Imago bird: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Teenage boys, Bildungsromans, Fiction

Cover of Blackwater

Blackwater Eve Bunting · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.5 146 pages · ≈ 2 h 42 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Imago bird

Imago bird Nicholas Mosley · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.6 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.5 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Blackwater is the easier read (Light), Imago bird more demanding (Moderate).

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