A Dog of Flanders vs Lassie Come-Home: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Loyalty, Dogs, Folklore, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Dog of Flanders
Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908) wrote many popular novels of adventure and romance in the 1870s and 80s under the pen name of Ouida. She also produced a number of captivating stories for youngsters. One of the…
1 film adaptation
vs
Lassie Come-Home
A collie named lassie has to be sold because her family are having bad times . Lassie escapes twice but when her new owner takes her to a place too far to run from will lassie be able to make the journey back to her…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Dog of Flanders is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Lassie Come-Home.
- Lassie Come-Home has the widest readership — 24006 ratings behind its score.
- Lassie Come-Home reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 12 times.
- A Dog of Flanders runs the darker storyline; Lassie Come-Home stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
A Dog of Flanders
≈ 2h vs 4h for Lassie Come-Home
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Lassie Come-Home
24006 ratings vs 1086 for A Dog of Flanders
In the mood for something dark?
A Dog of Flanders
a darker storyline than Lassie Come-Home
Want something lighter?
Lassie Come-Home
an easier tone than A Dog of Flanders
Want the literary heavyweight?
Lassie Come-Home
cited 12 times vs 1 for A Dog of Flanders
Scores by source
| A Dog of Flanders | Lassie Come-Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1086) | 4.2 (24006) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 4.0 (14) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (18) | — |
Reception
| A Dog of Flanders | Lassie Come-Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1086 | 24006 |
| Editions | 105 | 42 |
| Citations | 1 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1638 | — |
| Reading it now | 125 | — |
| Written reviews | 193 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3798 | 1260 |
| Pages | 123 | 243 |