Our Old Home vs The magic barrel: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Americans, Travel, Social life and customs, 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 magic barrel

The magic barrel Bernard Malamud · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.9 214 pages · ≈ 3 h 58 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The magic barrel is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Our Old Home.
The magic barrel is the easier read (Moderate), Our Old Home more demanding (Challenging).

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