Arcadia vs The man who would be king: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, English literature, Fiction

Cover of Arcadia

Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney · 1598 ★★★★☆ 3.7 561 pages · ≈ 10 h 23 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The man who would be king

The man who would be king Rudyard Kipling · 1898 ★★★★☆ 3.7 40 pages · ≈ 44 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The man who would be king is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Arcadia.
The man who would be king is the easier read (Challenging), Arcadia more demanding (Demanding).

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