The Angel and the Author vs The Legend of Luke: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Angel and the Author The Angel and the Author Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.8 122 pages · ≈ 2 h 16 m · Moderate

The adventures of an author as she confronts her guardian angel.Jerome does a wonderful job of sharing the thoughts and feelings of a young writer in London during the late 19th century.

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Cover of The Legend of Luke The Legend of Luke Brian Jacques · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.0 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Light

In this twelfth book in the Redwall epic, we go back in time to the days before Redwall, revealing the legend of the first of the magnificent Redwall warriors--Luke, father of Martin. It is that legend Martin hopes to…

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The Angel and the AuthorThe Legend of Luke
Goodreads 3.8 (66) —
Hardcover — 3.8 (50)
Apple Books — 4.5 (27)

Reception

The Angel and the AuthorThe Legend of Luke
Ratings 66 50
Editions 40 24
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 888
Pages 122 374

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