Eldest vs The Song of the Quarkbeast: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Dragons, Young Adult, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Eldest

Eldest Christopher Paolini · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.1 819 pages · ≈ 15 h 10 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Song of the Quarkbeast

The Song of the Quarkbeast Jasper Fforde · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.1 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Song of the Quarkbeast is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 15 for Eldest.

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