De profundis vs Paul Kelver: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of De profundis

De profundis Oscar Wilde · 1905 ★★★★☆ 4.2 151 pages · ≈ 2 h 48 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Paul Kelver

Paul Kelver Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1902 ★★★★☆ 3.8 322 pages · ≈ 5 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate De profundis higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 27202 votes.
De profundis is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Paul Kelver.
Paul Kelver is the easier read (Challenging), De profundis more demanding (Demanding).

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