Eragon vs Graceling: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Violence, Young Adult, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction
Eragon
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…
1 film adaptation
vs
Graceling
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Graceling is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for Eragon.
- Eragon has the widest readership — 34051 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Eragon | Graceling | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (34051) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (2538) | 3.9 (631) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2358) | 4.5 (59) |
Reception
| Eragon | Graceling | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34051 | 631 |
| Editions | 90 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 685892 | — |
| Written reviews | 34051 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 18811 | 1124 |
| Pages | 518 | 406 |