London vs Pan Michael An historical novel: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

London

London Edward Rutherfurd · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.0 829 pages · ≈ 15 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Pan Michael An historical novel

Pan Michael An historical novel Henryk Sienkiewicz · 1893 ★★★★☆ 3.8 542 pages · ≈ 10 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Pan Michael An historical novel is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 15 for London.
London is the easier read (Moderate), Pan Michael An historical novel more demanding (Challenging).

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