Maria Chapdelaine vs On the Banks of Plum Creek: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Family life, Social life and customs, History, 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 On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1937 ★★★★☆ 4.2 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate On the Banks of Plum Creek higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 109730 votes.
On the Banks of Plum Creek is the easier read (Moderate), Maria Chapdelaine more demanding (Challenging).

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