The Minister's Wooing vs The Souls of Black Folk: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sociology, African Americans, Classic Literature, History, Fiction

Cover of The Minister's Wooing

The Minister's Wooing Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.6 427 pages · ≈ 7 h 54 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.3 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Souls of Black Folk higher: 4.3 vs 3.6 from 45888 votes.
The Souls of Black Folk is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Minister's Wooing.

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