A House of Pomegranates vs The Road to Oz: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Classic Literature, Children's fiction, Fiction
A House of Pomegranates
A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was…
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The Road to Oz
“"Please, miss," said the shaggy man, "can you tell me the road to Butterfield?"”
Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Road to Oz has the widest readership — 13809 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A House of Pomegranates | The Road to Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (3450) | 3.7 (13809) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (11) | 3.3 (47) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (35) | 4.5 (140) |
Reception
| A House of Pomegranates | The Road to Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3450 | 13809 |
| Editions | 82 | 533 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4770 | 10108 |
| Reading it now | 295 | 584 |
| Written reviews | 383 | 813 |
| Wikipedia attention | 765 | 1030 |
| Pages | 115 | 127 |