Devil's Race vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Devil's Race
“I sat alone at the far back of the dim classroom, waiting.”
Sixteen-year-old John Proud is tormented by the ghost of an evil ancestor, with his own name and his own face, who was hanged in 1854 for being a demon.
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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 · Devil's Race 3.6.
- The Phantom Tollbooth has the widest readership — 312947 ratings behind its score.
- Devil's Race runs the darker storyline; The Phantom Tollbooth stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Phantom Tollbooth
4.2 vs 3.6 from readers
New to the genre?
Devil's Race
Light vs Moderate for The Phantom Tollbooth
In the mood for something dark?
Devil's Race
a darker storyline than The Phantom Tollbooth
Want something lighter?
The Phantom Tollbooth
an easier tone than Devil's Race
Scores by source
| Devil's Race | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (121) | 4.2 (312947) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (556) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1504) |
Reception
| Devil's Race | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 121 | 312947 |
| Editions | 9 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 125 | 143090 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 7390 |
| Written reviews | 19 | 15691 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 10744 |
| Pages | 160 | 255 |