Darkwater; voices from within the veil vs Going to Meet the Man: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Race Relations, African Americans, United States, Fiction

Cover of Darkwater; voices from within the veil

Darkwater; voices from within the veil W. E. B. Du Bois · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.3 164 pages · ≈ 3 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Going to Meet the Man

Going to Meet the Man James Baldwin · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.4 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.4 — either is a safe pick by score.
Going to Meet the Man is the easier read (Moderate), Darkwater; voices from within the veil more demanding (Demanding).

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