The Last Wish vs The Silmarillion: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
The Last Wish
Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the…
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The Silmarillion
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Last Wish has the widest readership — 434349 ratings behind its score.
- The Last Wish runs the darker storyline; The Silmarillion stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Last Wish | The Silmarillion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (434349) | 4.0 (17402) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (2126) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (12) | 4.5 (18) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (4785) | 4.5 (331) |
Reception
| The Last Wish | The Silmarillion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 434349 | 17402 |
| Editions | — | 156 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 217788 | 301760 |
| Reading it now | 51921 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 29072 | 17402 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8193 | 41743 |
| Pages | — | 374 |