The Silmarillion vs The Two Towers: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Middle Earth, English Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.3 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Two Towers

The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954 ★★★★★ 4.7 450 pages · ≈ 8 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Two Towers higher: 4.7 vs 4.3 from 367 votes.

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