Under the deodars vs Within the tides: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Under the deodars

Under the deodars Rudyard Kipling · 1850 ★★★★☆ 3.5 118 pages · ≈ 2 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Within the tides

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.5 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Within the tides is the easier read (Challenging), Under the deodars more demanding (Demanding).

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