Maruja vs Red men and white: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of Maruja

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

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Cover of Red men and white

Red men and white Owen Wister · 1895 ★★★★☆ 3.7 280 pages · ≈ 5 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Maruja is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Red men and white.

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