Malcolm vs The Pearl: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fishers, Fiction

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 The Pearl

The Pearl John Steinbeck · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.6 109 pages · ≈ 2 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Malcolm higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 11 votes.
The Pearl is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Malcolm.

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