Lost Boys vs The elixir of life (Auriol): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Supernatural, Paranormal, Fiction

Cover of Lost Boys

Lost Boys Orson Scott Card · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.7 536 pages · ≈ 9 h 56 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The elixir of life (Auriol)

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The elixir of life (Auriol) is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Lost Boys.
Lost Boys is the easier read (Light), The elixir of life (Auriol) more demanding (Challenging).

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