The Last Man vs The Scarlet Plague: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Plague, End of the world, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Last Man

The Last Man Mary Shelley · 1826 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Scarlet Plague

The Scarlet Plague Jack London · 1910 ★★★★☆ 3.9 60 pages · ≈ 1 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Scarlet Plague higher: 3.9 vs 3.4 from 140 votes.
The Scarlet Plague is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Last Man.

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