Single & single vs The Scarlet Letter: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Single & single

Single & single John le Carré · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.9 388 pages · ≈ 7 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Single & single higher: 3.9 vs 3.4 from 63 votes.
The Scarlet Letter is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Single & single.
The Scarlet Letter is the easier read (Light), Single & single more demanding (Moderate).

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