Home as found vs The Fixer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Home as found

Home as found James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Fixer

The Fixer Bernard Malamud · 1901 ★★★★☆ 4.0 307 pages · ≈ 5 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Fixer is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Home as found.

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