La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques vs The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques

La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.7 36 pages · ≈ 40 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories

The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.8 301 pages · ≈ 5 h 34 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories.
La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques is the easier read (Moderate), The Celestial Railroad and Other Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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