Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne vs Roughing It: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1860 ★★★★☆ 3.8 460 pages · ≈ 8 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Roughing It

Roughing It Mark Twain · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.9 369 pages · ≈ 6 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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