Our Old Home vs The Cruise of the Snark: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History

Cover of Our Old Home

Our Old Home Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 398 pages · ≈ 7 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Cruise of the Snark

The Cruise of the Snark Jack London · 1911 ★★★★☆ 3.7 180 pages · ≈ 3 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Cruise of the Snark is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Our Old Home.

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