Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. vs Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Gawain, Romances, Arthurian romances

Cover of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Burton Raffel · 1970 ★★★★☆ 3.8 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Meg Stainsby · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.8 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. is the easier read (Moderate), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more demanding (Challenging).

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