Crispin--The Cross of Lead vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Crispin--The Cross of Lead
(From Goodreads): 'Asta's Son' is all he's ever been called. The lack of a name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in 14th century medieval England. But this thirteen year old boy who…
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The Phantom Tollbooth
“There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always.”
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Phantom Tollbooth highest: The Phantom Tollbooth 4.2 · Crispin--The Cross of Lead 3.8.
- The Phantom Tollbooth has the widest readership — 312947 ratings behind its score.
- Crispin--The Cross of Lead runs the darker storyline; The Phantom Tollbooth stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Crispin--The Cross of Lead | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (312947) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (29) | 4.2 (556) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1504) |
Reception
| Crispin--The Cross of Lead | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29 | 312947 |
| Editions | 24 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 143090 |
| Reading it now | — | 7390 |
| Written reviews | — | 15691 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 10744 |
| Pages | 272 | 255 |