The Fellowship Of The Ring vs The Spiderwick Chronicles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy

Cover of The Fellowship Of The Ring

The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.4 423 pages · ≈ 7 h 50 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Fellowship Of The Ring higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 5508 votes.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Fellowship Of The Ring.

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