Daisy Miller vs The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller Henry James · 1877 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 62 pages · ≈ 1 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition

The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition Barbara Kingsolver · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.0 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition higher: 4.0 vs 3.4 from 815 votes.
Daisy Miller is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition.
The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition is the easier read (Moderate), Daisy Miller more demanding (Challenging).

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