Malafrena vs The Caxtons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Coming-of-age

Cover of Malafrena

Malafrena Ursula K. Le Guin · 1979 ★★★★☆ 3.6 369 pages · ≈ 6 h 50 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Caxtons

The Caxtons Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 347 pages · ≈ 6 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Caxtons higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 1 votes.
Malafrena is the easier read (Moderate), The Caxtons more demanding (Challenging).

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