The Last Man vs The uncommercial traveller: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Long Now Manual for Civilization, British and irish fiction, English literature, 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 uncommercial traveller

The uncommercial traveller Charles Dickens · 1776 ★★★★☆ 3.5 419 pages · ≈ 7 h 46 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.4 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Last Man is the easier read (Challenging), The uncommercial traveller more demanding (Demanding).

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