Italian journeys vs The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Novelists, Journeys, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Italian journeys

Italian journeys William Dean Howells · 1867 ★★★★☆ 3.6 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Tom Wolfe · 1968 ★★★★☆ 3.9 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 80150 votes.
Italian journeys is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is the easier read (Moderate), Italian journeys more demanding (Challenging).

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