# The Giver vs Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue is longer: 4,276 more words, 1.1 times the length of The Giver.

- **[The Giver](https://musael.com/books/the-giver.md):** 43,617 words, 180 pages, 2 h 54 min of reading
- **[Gathering Blue](https://musael.com/books/gathering-blue.md):** 47,893 words, 224 pages, 3 h 12 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, The Giver or Gathering Blue?** Gathering Blue is longer: 4,276 more words, 1.1 times the length of The Giver.

**How much longer does Gathering Blue take to read than The Giver?** About 17 min more at 250 words a minute: 3 h 12 min against 2 h 54 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/the-giver-vs-gathering-blue