Maria Chapdelaine vs Maruja: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Young women, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Maria Chapdelaine

Maria Chapdelaine Louis Hémon · 1916 ★★★★☆ 3.8 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Maruja

Maruja Bret Harte · 1885 ★★★★☆ 3.6 122 pages · ≈ 2 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Maruja is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Maria Chapdelaine.

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