Middlemarch vs Trent's Last Case: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Middlemarch

Middlemarch George Eliot · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.1 795 pages · ≈ 14 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case E. C. Bentley · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.9 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Trent's Last Case is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 14 for Middlemarch.
Trent's Last Case is the easier read (Challenging), Middlemarch more demanding (Demanding).

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