Something Wicked This Way Comes vs The Kite Runner: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Male friendship, Boys, Drama, 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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Cover of The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini · 2003 ★★★★★ 4.6 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Kite Runner higher: 4.6 vs 3.9 from 27219 votes.
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Kite Runner.

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