Eragon vs Interesting Times: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Eragon
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One boy... One dragon... A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when…
Interesting Times
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"May you live in interesting times" is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld -- especially on the distinctly unmagical sorcerer Rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life. But…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Eragon has the widest readership — 34051 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Eragon | Interesting Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (34051) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (2538) | 4.1 (420) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2358) | 4.5 (150) |
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Reception
| Eragon | Interesting Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34051 | 420 |
| Editions | 90 | 45 |
| Citations | — | 58 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 685892 | — |
| Written reviews | 34051 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 18811 | 1587 |
| Pages | 518 | 412 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Eragon or Interesting Times?
Interesting Times has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Interesting Times 4.2/5, Eragon 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Eragon or Interesting Times?
Interesting Times is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Interesting Times (412 pages, ≈ 7 h 38 m); Eragon (518 pages, ≈ 9 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Eragon or Interesting Times?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Eragon: Light; Interesting Times: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Eragon: 2 film adaptations; Interesting Times: no film adaptation on record.