Captains Courageous vs The water-witch: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Seafaring life, Sea Stories, Fiction

Cover of Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.9 191 pages · ≈ 3 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The water-witch

The water-witch James Fenimore Cooper · 1830 ★★★★☆ 3.7 429 pages · ≈ 7 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Captains Courageous is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The water-witch.

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