The Remains of the Day vs Why shoot a butler?: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Butlers, Country homes, England, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.5 257 pages · ≈ 4 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Why shoot a butler?

Why shoot a butler? Georgette Heyer · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.7 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Remains of the Day higher: 4.5 vs 3.7 from 814 votes.
The Remains of the Day is the easier read (Moderate), Why shoot a butler? more demanding (Challenging).

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