The Game vs The lyre of Orpheus: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Appreciation, Arthurian romances, Fiction
The Game
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession comes a novel portraying a sibling rivalry which compels us to reconsider the uses and misuses of imagination."Complex and thoughtful."—The Times Literary…
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The lyre of Orpheus
Sequel to: The rebel angels and What's bred in the bone. The Cornish Foundation, against all common sense, undertakes to stage an opera. Many of the participants find unusual, unexplained happenings in their lives, as…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Game is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The lyre of Orpheus.
- The lyre of Orpheus has the widest readership — 13 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Game | The lyre of Orpheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (13) |
Reception
| The Game | The lyre of Orpheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 13 |
| Editions | 18 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2413 | 308 |
| Pages | 286 | 472 |