Red Rising vs The Angel and the Author: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of Red Rising

Red Rising Pierce Brown · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.4 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Angel and the Author

The Angel and the Author Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.8 122 pages · ≈ 2 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Red Rising higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 7847 votes.
The Angel and the Author is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Red Rising.
Red Rising is the easier read (Light), The Angel and the Author more demanding (Moderate).

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