Marius the Epicurean vs Orm og tyr: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Marius the Epicurean Marius the Epicurean Walter Pater · 1885 ★★★★☆ 3.6 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Challenging

Marius is born in the second-century Roman Empire to a patrician family. In his youth he takes in the rituals, religion, and surroundings of his native land, and when his parents die, he’s sent away to a boarding…

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Cover of Orm og tyr Orm og tyr Martin Alfred Hansen · 1952 381 pages · ≈ 7 h 03 m · Moderate

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Goodreads 3.5 (714) —
Hardcover 4.0 (1) —

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Ratings 714 —
Editions 172 2
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 3474 —
Written reviews 70 —
Wikipedia attention 463 —
Pages 370 381

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