Marune vs Surface Detail: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Revenge, Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Marune

Marune Jack Vance · 1975 ★★★★☆ 4.0 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Surface Detail

Surface Detail Iain Banks · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.4 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Surface Detail higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 267 votes.
Marune is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Surface Detail.

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