Chance vs The Railway Children: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Children of prisoners, Classics, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Chance

Chance Joseph Conrad · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.9 367 pages · ≈ 6 h 48 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Railway Children

The Railway Children Edith Nesbit · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Railway Children is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Chance.

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