Dawn of the dead vs The Walking Dead: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Zombies, Fiction

Cover of Dawn of the dead

Dawn of the dead George A. Romero · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.8 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Robert Kirkman · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.5 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Walking Dead higher: 4.5 vs 3.8 from 6427 votes.
Dawn of the dead is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Walking Dead.

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