The Mill on the Floss vs The troll garden: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss George Eliot · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 556 pages · ≈ 10 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The troll garden

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The troll garden is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 10 for The Mill on the Floss.
The troll garden is the easier read (Challenging), The Mill on the Floss more demanding (Demanding).

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