Black Ships Before Troy vs Goddess of Yesterday: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Trojan War, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
Black Ships Before Troy
Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.
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Goddess of Yesterday
Anaxandra is taken from her birth island at age 6 by King Nicander to be a companion to his crippled daughter, Princess Callisto. Six years later, her new island is sacked by pirates and she is the sole survivor. Alone…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Black Ships Before Troy is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Goddess of Yesterday.
- Black Ships Before Troy has the widest readership — 4671 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Black Ships Before Troy | Goddess of Yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4671) | 4.0 (3827) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (11) | 3.4 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (23) |
Reception
| Black Ships Before Troy | Goddess of Yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4671 | 3827 |
| Editions | 15 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3390 | 3954 |
| Reading it now | 181 | 60 |
| Written reviews | 489 | 312 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1073 | 411 |
| Pages | 128 | 267 |