The Crying of Lot 49 vs The Odyssey of Homer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Greek Epic poetry, Odysseus, Poetry

The Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon · 1965 ★★★★☆ 3.8 187 pages · ≈ 3 h 28 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Odyssey of Homer

The Odyssey of Homer Richmond Lattimore · 2007 ★★★★☆ 3.9 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Crying of Lot 49 is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Odyssey of Homer.