Ancient Sorceries vs Fragile Things: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Horror tales, English Fantasy fiction, English Short stories, Short Stories, Fantasy fiction, Horror

Cover of Ancient Sorceries

Ancient Sorceries Algernon Blackwood · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.7 227 pages · ≈ 4 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Fragile Things

Fragile Things Neil Gaiman · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Fragile Things higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 72215 votes.
Ancient Sorceries is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Fragile Things.
Fragile Things is the easier read (Moderate), Ancient Sorceries more demanding (Challenging).

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