I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings vs Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.4 281 pages · ≈ 5 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1860 ★★★★☆ 3.8 460 pages · ≈ 8 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 1395 votes.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the easier read (Moderate), Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne more demanding (Challenging).

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