The dark tower vs Tik-Tok of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of The dark tower

The dark tower Stephen King · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.5 720 pages · ≈ 13 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tik-Tok of Oz

Tik-Tok of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.8 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The dark tower higher: 4.5 vs 3.8 from 5070 votes.
Tik-Tok of Oz is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 13 for The dark tower.

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