Gods Behaving Badly vs Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Greek Goddesses, Greek Gods, Mythology

Cover of Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly Marie Phillips · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.3 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths Bernard Evslin · 1967 ★★★★☆ 3.9 112 pages · ≈ 2 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Gods Behaving Badly higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 102 votes.
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Gods Behaving Badly.
Gods Behaving Badly is the easier read (Light), Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths more demanding (Moderate).

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