The Black Robe vs The Remains of the Day: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Romance & Relationships, England, Fiction

Cover of The Black Robe

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.5 257 pages · ≈ 4 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Remains of the Day higher: 4.5 vs 3.7 from 814 votes.
The Remains of the Day is the easier read (Moderate), The Black Robe more demanding (Demanding).

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