A Wizard Abroad vs The House on the Borderland: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ireland, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction
A Wizard Abroad
“NITA FIRST FOUND OUT about what was going to happen when she came in after a long afternoon's wizardry with Kit.”
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Sent on vacation to her aunt's home in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita becomes entangled in a magic battle to save the country from the ghosts of its past.
The House on the Borderland
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The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by William Hope Hodgson. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing a new cosmic horror that made a huge impact on later writers of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Wizard Abroad highest: A Wizard Abroad 4.0 · The House on the Borderland 3.6.
- The House on the Borderland is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for A Wizard Abroad.
- The House on the Borderland has the widest readership — 12003 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Wizard Abroad | The House on the Borderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (12003) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (46) | 3.7 (57) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
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Reception
| A Wizard Abroad | The House on the Borderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 12003 |
| Editions | 11 | 43 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 20533 |
| Reading it now | — | 1024 |
| Written reviews | — | 1673 |
| Wikipedia attention | 79 | 3296 |
| Pages | 355 | 154 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Wizard Abroad or The House on the Borderland?
A Wizard Abroad has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Wizard Abroad 4.0/5, The House on the Borderland 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Wizard Abroad or The House on the Borderland?
The House on the Borderland is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The House on the Borderland (154 pages, ≈ 2 h 51 m); A Wizard Abroad (355 pages, ≈ 6 h 34 m).
Which is harder to read: A Wizard Abroad or The House on the Borderland?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Wizard Abroad: Light; The House on the Borderland: Moderate.