Digging to America vs The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Digging to America

Digging to America Anne Tyler · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.6 308 pages · ≈ 5 h 42 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.]

The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.8 1396 pages · ≈ 25 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Digging to America is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 25 for The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.].
Digging to America is the easier read (Light), The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] more demanding (Demanding).

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