Dream days vs The Book of Dragons: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Short Stories, Children's fiction, Fiction
Dream days
Kenneth Grahame's unjustly neglected collections of vignettes, reminiscences, and inventions capture the ingenuities of a family of children--three boys and two girls--who live magnanimous lives nourished by the secret…
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The Book of Dragons
Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Book of Dragons has the widest readership — 3943 ratings behind its score.
- Dream days runs the darker storyline; The Book of Dragons stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dream days | The Book of Dragons | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (343) | 3.8 (3943) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (16) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (104) |
Reception
| Dream days | The Book of Dragons | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 343 | 3943 |
| Editions | 303 | 706 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 591 | 5043 |
| Reading it now | 56 | 931 |
| Written reviews | 55 | 446 |
| Wikipedia attention | 589 | 34230 |
| Pages | 129 | 104 |