Kim vs Kim: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Irish in fiction, East and West, Irish, Orphans in fiction, Boys, Orphans

Cover of Kim

Kim Rudyard Kipling · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.7 284 pages · ≈ 5 h 16 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Kim

Kim Rudyard Kipling · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.7 420 pages · ≈ 7 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Kim is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Kim.

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