Omero, Iliade vs The Song of Troy: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Trojan War. fast, Trojan War, Greece, Greek Mythology, Fiction

Cover of Omero, Iliade

Omero, Iliade Alessandro Baricco · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.8 169 pages · ≈ 3 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Song of Troy

The Song of Troy Colleen McCullough · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.0 523 pages · ≈ 9 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Song of Troy higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 3567 votes.
Omero, Iliade is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 9 for The Song of Troy.

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