Rodney Stone vs Within the tides: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Rodney Stone

Rodney Stone Arthur Conan Doyle · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.7 349 pages · ≈ 6 h 28 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Within the tides

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Within the tides is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Rodney Stone.
Within the tides is the easier read (Challenging), Rodney Stone more demanding (Demanding).

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