Book of a Thousand Days vs The Patchwork Girl of Oz: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction
Book of a Thousand Days
Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Book of a Thousand Days.
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz has the widest readership — 9944 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Book of a Thousand Days | The Patchwork Girl of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (9944) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (63) | 3.5 (34) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (7) | 4.5 (154) |
Reception
| Book of a Thousand Days | The Patchwork Girl of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 63 | 9944 |
| Editions | 21 | 496 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 9000 |
| Reading it now | — | 450 |
| Written reviews | — | 594 |
| Wikipedia attention | 201 | 1074 |
| Pages | 320 | 134 |