Oak Openings vs The deerslayer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Indians of North America in fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Oak Openings

Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 476 pages · ≈ 8 h 49 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The deerslayer

The deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper · 1841 ★★★★☆ 3.7 422 pages · ≈ 7 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The deerslayer is the easier read (Challenging), Oak Openings more demanding (Demanding).

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