Gilgamesh vs The song of Hiawatha: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Kings and rulers, Legends, Folklore, Poetry, Fiction
Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh dates from as early as 1700 BCE - a thousand years before the Iliad. Lost for almost two millennia, the eleven clay tablets on which the epic was inscribed were discovered in 1853 in the ruins of Nineveh, and…
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The song of Hiawatha
From the book:The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They were…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The song of Hiawatha has the widest readership — 3493 ratings behind its score.
- The song of Hiawatha has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| Gilgamesh | The song of Hiawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (3493) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.2 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (62) | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| Gilgamesh | The song of Hiawatha | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 62 | 3493 |
| Editions | 11 | 154 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 3556 |
| Pages | 304 | 213 |