Malcolm vs Old Man and the Sea: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Malcolm

Malcolm George MacDonald · 1850 ★★★★☆ 4.1 429 pages · ≈ 7 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Old Man and the Sea

Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway · 1952 ★★★★☆ 3.8 87 pages · ≈ 1 h 37 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Malcolm higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 11 votes.
Old Man and the Sea is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Malcolm.
Old Man and the Sea is the easier read (Moderate), Malcolm more demanding (Challenging).

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