Butcher's Crossing vs Pembroke: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literature - Classics, Literary, Classics, Fiction

Cover of Butcher's Crossing

Butcher's Crossing John Williams · 1960 ★★★★☆ 4.2 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Pembroke

Pembroke Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman · 1894 ★★★★☆ 3.9 330 pages · ≈ 6 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Butcher's Crossing higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 42893 votes.
Butcher's Crossing is the easier read (Challenging), Pembroke more demanding (Demanding).

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