The Buried Giant vs Three Hearts and Three Lions: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Knights, Knights and knighthood, Dragons, Fiction

Cover of The Buried Giant

The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.6 364 pages · ≈ 6 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Three Hearts and Three Lions

Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson · 1953 ★★★★☆ 3.8 163 pages · ≈ 3 h 01 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Three Hearts and Three Lions higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 5673 votes.
Three Hearts and Three Lions is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Buried Giant.

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