The last Puritan vs Windy McPherson's son: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young men, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of The last Puritan

The last Puritan George Santayana · 1935 ★★★★☆ 3.8 602 pages · ≈ 11 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Windy McPherson's son

Windy McPherson's son Sherwood Anderson · 1916 ★★★★☆ 3.6 330 pages · ≈ 6 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The last Puritan higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 114 votes.
Windy McPherson's son is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 11 for The last Puritan.

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