Books like War and the Iliad

12 books to read next

• The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 7.1 h
• The Iliad of Homer Homer 8.0 h
• The World of Odysseus M. I. Finley 3.5 h
• Warrior Rising P. C. Cast 6.4 h
• Ransom David Malouf 4.1 h
• The March of Folly Barbara W. Tuchman 8.5 h
• Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien 8.2 h
• Troilus and Cressida William Shakespeare 3.5 h
• The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness Erich Fromm 10.4 h
• The Wine Dark Sea Henriette Mertz 3.3 h
• Kassandra Christa Wolf 3.0 h
• The Narrow Corridor Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson 10.6 h

How long each takes

The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 7.1 h The Iliad of Homer Homer 8.0 h The World of Odysseus M. I. Finley 3.5 h Warrior Rising P. C. Cast 6.4 h Ransom David Malouf 4.1 h The March of Folly Barbara W. Tuchman 8.5 h Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien 8.2 h Troilus and Cressida William Shakespeare 3.5 h The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness Erich Fromm 10.4 h The Wine Dark Sea Henriette Mertz 3.3 h Kassandra Christa Wolf 3.0 h The Narrow Corridor Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson 10.6 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.