Gascoyne vs The Master Key: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Youth, Pirates, Voyages and travels, Conduct of life, Adventure, Fiction

Cover of Gascoyne

Gascoyne Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 190 pages · ≈ 3 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Master Key

The Master Key L. Frank Baum · 1901 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.5 vs 3.4 — either is a safe pick by score.
Gascoyne is the easier read (Moderate), The Master Key more demanding (Challenging).

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