A fable for critics vs Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A fable for critics

A fable for critics James Russell Lowell · 1848 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys Dave Barry · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.9 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

A fable for critics is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys.
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys is the easier read (Light), A fable for critics more demanding (Moderate).

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