The Black Robe vs The man who would be king: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, English literature, Fiction

Cover of The Black Robe

The Black Robe Wilkie Collins · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.7 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The man who would be king

The man who would be king Rudyard Kipling · 1898 ★★★★☆ 3.7 40 pages · ≈ 44 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The man who would be king is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Black Robe.
The man who would be king is the easier read (Challenging), The Black Robe more demanding (Demanding).

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