Diary vs Marlborough: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Statesmen, Great Britain, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Diary

Diary Samuel Pepys · 1825 ★★★★☆ 4.2 16 pages · ≈ 18 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Marlborough

Marlborough Winston S. Churchill · 1933 ★★★★☆ 4.3 488 pages · ≈ 9 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Diary is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Marlborough.

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