An Absolutely Remarkable Thing vs The Darkness That Comes Before: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.0 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 589 pages · ≈ 10 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The Darkness That Comes Before.

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