Our Old Home vs The Innocents Abroad: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs, History, Fiction

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 Innocents Abroad

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.3 690 pages · ≈ 12 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Our Old Home is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 12 for The Innocents Abroad.
Our Old Home is the easier read (Challenging), The Innocents Abroad more demanding (Demanding).

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