Something Wicked This Way Comes vs The Darkness That Comes Before: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury · 1962 ★★★★☆ 3.9 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 589 pages · ≈ 10 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for The Darkness That Comes Before.

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