The Great Shadow vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of The Great Shadow

The Great Shadow Arthur Conan Doyle · 1892 ★★★★☆ 3.8 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.3 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Silmarillion higher: 4.3 vs 3.8 from 331 votes.
The Great Shadow is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Silmarillion.
The Silmarillion is the easier read (Moderate), The Great Shadow more demanding (Challenging).

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