A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers vs Walking: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Thoreau, Nonfiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Henry David Thoreau · 1849 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Walking

Walking Henry David Thoreau · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.7 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Walking is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.

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