Apologia pro vita sua vs Pensées: Which Should You Read?

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Apologia pro vita sua John Henry Newman · 1860 ★★★★☆ 4.1 340 pages · ≈ 6 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Pensées

Pensées Blaise Pascal · 1670 ★★★★☆ 3.8 297 pages · ≈ 5 h 30 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Apologia pro vita sua higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 1684 votes.
Apologia pro vita sua is the easier read (Challenging), Pensées more demanding (Demanding).

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