Democracy vs The Rise of Silas Lapham: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Socialites, American literature, Fiction

Cover of Democracy

Democracy Henry Adams · 1880 ★★★★☆ 3.8 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Rise of Silas Lapham

The Rise of Silas Lapham William Dean Howells · 1884 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Democracy higher: 3.8 vs 3.4 from 2 votes.
Democracy is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Rise of Silas Lapham.
The Rise of Silas Lapham is the easier read (Challenging), Democracy more demanding (Demanding).

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