Servant of the Bones vs Zanoni: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Occult fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Servant of the Bones

Servant of the Bones Anne Rice · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.3 419 pages · ≈ 7 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Zanoni

Zanoni Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1842 ★★★★☆ 4.1 325 pages · ≈ 6 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Servant of the Bones is the easier read (Moderate), Zanoni more demanding (Challenging).

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