Martin Chuzzlewit vs Omoo: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel, Literature, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Fiction

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Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 716 pages · ≈ 13 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Omoo Herman Melville · 1847 ★★★★☆ 3.5 359 pages · ≈ 6 h 39 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Martin Chuzzlewit higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 17376 votes.
Omoo is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 13 for Martin Chuzzlewit.

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