The Kindaichi case files vs The Rage of Dragons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Revenge, Fiction

The Kindaichi case files Yōzaburō Kanari · 2003 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Light Find on Amazon

The Rage of Dragons

The Rage of Dragons Evan Winter · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.4 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Kindaichi case files is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Rage of Dragons.
The Kindaichi case files is the easier read (Light), The Rage of Dragons more demanding (Moderate).