Greek Tales vs Leviathan: Which Should You Read?
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Greek Tales
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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant,…
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Leviathan
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Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Leviathan has the widest readership — 95394 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Greek Tales | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (58) | 3.9 (95394) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (255) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (234) |
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Reception
| Greek Tales | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 58 | 95394 |
| Editions | 11 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 66 | 127491 |
| Reading it now | 2 | 1783 |
| Written reviews | 8 | 7557 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3426 |
| Pages | — | 444 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Greek Tales or Leviathan?
Leviathan has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Leviathan 3.9/5, Greek Tales 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: Greek Tales or Leviathan?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Greek Tales: Light; Leviathan: Light.