Room 13 vs The Name of the Wind: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adventure, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Room 13

Room 13 Edgar Wallace · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.5 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.4 880 pages · ≈ 16 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Name of the Wind higher: 4.4 vs 3.5 from 661 votes.
Room 13 is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 16 for The Name of the Wind.
The Name of the Wind is the easier read (Moderate), Room 13 more demanding (Challenging).

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