Twelve Men vs Twelve types: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Character sketches, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Twelve Men

Twelve Men Theodore Dreiser · 1919 ★★★★☆ 3.7 302 pages · ≈ 5 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Twelve types

Twelve types Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1902 ★★★★☆ 3.8 57 pages · ≈ 1 h 03 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Twelve types is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Twelve Men.
Twelve Men is the easier read (Challenging), Twelve types more demanding (Demanding).

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