Dandelion Wine vs Great Expectations: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boys, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Dandelion Wine
The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a…
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (the book is a bildungsroman; a coming-of-age story). It is Dickens'…
The verdict
- Readers rate Dandelion Wine highest: Dandelion Wine 4.1 · Great Expectations 3.8.
- Dandelion Wine is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Great Expectations.
- Great Expectations has the widest readership — 892506 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dandelion Wine | Great Expectations | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (81444) | 3.8 (892506) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (858) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (127) | 4.0 (4858) |
Reception
| Dandelion Wine | Great Expectations | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 81444 | 892506 |
| Editions | 61 | 1489 |
| Citations | — | 62 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 605 |
| Pages | 221 | 546 |