Red Dragon vs Three Lives: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Red Dragon

Red Dragon Thomas Harris · 1981 ★★★★☆ 4.1 415 pages · ≈ 7 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Three Lives

Three Lives Gertrude Stein · 1909 ★★★☆☆ 3.1 299 pages · ≈ 5 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Red Dragon higher: 4.1 vs 3.1 from 383128 votes.
Three Lives is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Red Dragon.
Red Dragon is the easier read (Moderate), Three Lives more demanding (Demanding).

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