Alice's Adventures in Wonderland vs Howl: Which Should You Read?
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do.”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic…
Howl
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Flesh splits. Bones break. Screams build. The synchronicity of woman and wolf has long been buried. Ruled by the moon and her cycles of blood, rage, and transformation, the desire and pull to shapeshift and transmute…
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The verdict
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Howl.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Howl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (451550) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1239) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (130) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2695) | — |
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Reception
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Howl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 451550 | — |
| Editions | 3547 | 2 |
| Citations | 785 | — |
| Film adaptations | 2 | — |
| Want to read | 191133 | — |
| Reading it now | 22423 | — |
| Written reviews | 22713 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 63739 | 1015 |
| Pages | 181 | 300 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Howl?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (181 pages, ≈ 3 h 21 m); Howl (300 pages, ≈ 5 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Howl?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Challenging; Howl: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 5 film adaptations; Howl: no film adaptation on record.