Les confessions vs Vailima letters: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Correspondence, Authors, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Les confessions

Les confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1782 ★★★★☆ 3.8 674 pages · ≈ 12 h 29 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Vailima letters

Vailima letters Robert Louis Stevenson · 1895 366 pages · ≈ 6 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Vailima letters is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 12 for Les confessions.
Vailima letters is the easier read (Challenging), Les confessions more demanding (Demanding).

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