Ragged Dick vs The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Ragged Dick

Ragged Dick Horatio Alger, Jr. · 1868 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition

The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition Barbara Kingsolver · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.0 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition higher: 4.0 vs 3.3 from 815 votes.
Ragged Dick is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition.
The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition is the easier read (Moderate), Ragged Dick more demanding (Challenging).

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