The Princess and Curdie vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie George MacDonald · 1832 ★★★★☆ 4.3 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.0 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Princess and Curdie highest: The Princess and Curdie 4.3 · The Silmarillion 4.0.
The Princess and Curdie is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Silmarillion.

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