Lord Jim vs The mirror of the sea: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Seafaring life, Travel, Biography & Memoir, Fiction

Cover of Lord Jim

Lord Jim Joseph Conrad · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.6 332 pages · ≈ 6 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The mirror of the sea

The mirror of the sea Joseph Conrad · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.9 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The mirror of the sea higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 7 votes.
The mirror of the sea is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Lord Jim.

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