Horton Hatches the Egg vs The Blade Itself: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Horton Hatches the Egg Dr. Seuss · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.2 55 pages · ≈ 1 h 01 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.5 531 pages · ≈ 9 h 50 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Blade Itself higher: 4.5 vs 4.2 from 1214 votes.
Horton Hatches the Egg is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 9 for The Blade Itself.