The Black Pearl vs The dog Crusoe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Indians of North America, Survival, Adventure, Fiction

Cover of The Black Pearl

The Black Pearl Scott O’Dell · 1967 ★★★★☆ 3.5 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The dog Crusoe

The dog Crusoe Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The dog Crusoe higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 5 votes.
The Black Pearl is the easier read (Light), The dog Crusoe more demanding (Challenging).

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