Narrative fiction vs Word and Image in Arthurian Literature: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Writing Skills, Composition & Creative Writing, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Rhetoric, Reference

Narrative fiction Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.6 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

Word and Image in Arthurian Literature

Word and Image in Arthurian Literature Keith Busby · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.7 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Narrative fiction is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Word and Image in Arthurian Literature.
Word and Image in Arthurian Literature is the easier read (Moderate), Narrative fiction more demanding (Demanding).