Farmer Giles of Ham vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Farmer Giles of Ham

Farmer Giles of Ham J.R.R. Tolkien · 1949 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.3 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Silmarillion higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 331 votes.
Farmer Giles of Ham is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for The Silmarillion.

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