En route vs Token for children: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Conversion, Biography & Memoir
En route
The plot of the novel is as simple as it could be. I've taken the principal character of Là-Bas, Durtal, had him converted and sent him to a Trappist monastery. In studying his conversion, I've tried to trace the…
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Token for children
First published in 1671,A Token for Children was one of the first books written specifically for children. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable…
The verdict
- Readers rate En route highest: En route 4.0 · Token for children 3.4.
- Token for children is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for En route.
- En route has the widest readership — 390 ratings behind its score.
- En route runs the darker storyline; Token for children stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| En route | Token for children | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (390) | 3.2 (53) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
Reception
| En route | Token for children | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 390 | 53 |
| Editions | 77 | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1265 | 75 |
| Reading it now | 47 | 16 |
| Written reviews | 43 | 11 |
| Wikipedia attention | 189 | — |
| Pages | 458 | 108 |