Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham vs The dragon charmer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Dragons, Magic, Fantasy

Cover of Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham

Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham J.R.R. Tolkien · 1967 ★★★★☆ 3.9 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The dragon charmer

The dragon charmer Jan Siegel · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.7 349 pages · ≈ 6 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The dragon charmer.

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