Huntingtower vs The Private Memoirs and Confessions of A Justified Sinner (With A Detail of Curious Traditionary Facts, And Other Evidence, By The Editor): Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Huntingtower

Huntingtower John Buchan · 1910 ★★★★☆ 3.8 326 pages · ≈ 6 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of A Justified Sinner (With A Detail of Curious Traditionary Facts, And Other Evidence, By The Editor)

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of A Justified Sinner (With A Detail of Curious Traditionary Facts, And Other Evidence, By The Editor) James Hogg · 1824 ★★★★☆ 3.7 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Huntingtower is the easier read (Challenging), The Private Memoirs and Confessions of A Justified Sinner (With A Detail of Curious Traditionary Facts, And Other Evidence, By The Editor) more demanding (Demanding).

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