Dear and glorious physician vs Joseph und seine Brüder: Which Should You Read?

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Dear and glorious physician Taylor Caldwell · 1959 ★★★★☆ 4.3 574 pages · ≈ 10 h 38 m · Moderate

The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke, man of science, and Gospel writer Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus,…

Biographical fiction Christian saints Physicians History

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Joseph und seine Brüder Thomas Mann · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.9 1207 pages · ≈ 22 h 21 m · Challenging

This remarkable new translation of the Nobel Prize-winner’s great masterpiece is a major literary event. Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of…

German language

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The verdict

Readers rate Dear and glorious physician highest: Dear and glorious physician 4.3 · Joseph und seine Brüder 3.9.
Dear and glorious physician is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 22 for Joseph und seine Brüder.
Dear and glorious physician has the widest readership — 8605 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Dear and glorious physician ≈ 10h vs 22h for Joseph und seine Brüder New to the genre? Dear and glorious physician Moderate vs Challenging for Joseph und seine Brüder

Scores by source

	Dear and glorious physician	Joseph und seine Brüder
Goodreads	4.3 (8605)	—
Hardcover	4.2 (6)	—
Google Books	5.0 (1)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (27)	—
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Reception

	Dear and glorious physician	Joseph und seine Brüder
Ratings	8605	2
Editions	15	52
Citations	6	—
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	6187	—
Reading it now	1010	—
Written reviews	614	—
Wikipedia attention	—	3182
Pages	574	1207
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Dear and glorious physician or Joseph und seine Brüder?

Dear and glorious physician has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Dear and glorious physician 4.3/5, Joseph und seine Brüder 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: Dear and glorious physician or Joseph und seine Brüder?

Dear and glorious physician is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dear and glorious physician (574 pages, ≈ 10 h 38 m); Joseph und seine Brüder (1207 pages, ≈ 22 h 21 m).

Which is harder to read: Dear and glorious physician or Joseph und seine Brüder?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dear and glorious physician: Moderate; Joseph und seine Brüder: Challenging.