My Ántonia vs The Scarlet Letter: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Women immigrants, Married women, Classics, History, Fiction

Cover of My Ántonia

My Ántonia Willa Cather · 1818 ★★★★☆ 3.9 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter Lake Education · 1935 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate My Ántonia higher: 3.9 vs 3.4 from 151800 votes.
My Ántonia is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Scarlet Letter.
The Scarlet Letter is the easier read (Easy), My Ántonia more demanding (Demanding).

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