Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again vs George's Marvelous Medicine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Chapters, Stories, Fiction
Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again
“Idaville looked like any other town of its size-from the outside.”
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same. Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville neighborhood’s…
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George's Marvelous Medicine
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the perfect cure. In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- George's Marvelous Medicine has the widest readership — 102033 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again | George's Marvelous Medicine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4760) | 4.0 (102033) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (232) |
Reception
| Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again | George's Marvelous Medicine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4760 | 102033 |
| Editions | 31 | 99 |
| Citations | — | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 27902 |
| Reading it now | — | 1719 |
| Written reviews | — | 4365 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3552 |
| Pages | 96 | 112 |