Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter or The House of the Seven Gables

Hey everybody!
My goal for 2013 is to read more classic books. I know it's not the new year yet, but I wanted to get a start picking out some books. I think I'm going to start by reading a Nathaniel Hawthorne book. I kind of only want to read one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's books though because there's tons of other good authors out there. My question to everybody is, should I go with Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter or Nathaniel Hawthorne The House of Seven Gables. I know The Scarlet Letter is more famous, but it seems kind of boring. Anyway, if anyone has input, that'd be great. Thanks!!

 

House of Seven Gables!