Lord of the Flies vs Paul the Peddler: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Boys, Children, Fiction

Cover of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies William Golding · 1954 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Paul the Peddler

Paul the Peddler Horatio Alger, Jr. · 1871 ★★★★☆ 3.9 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Paul the Peddler is the easier read (Easy), Lord of the Flies more demanding (Light).

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