Groosham Grange vs Stargazer: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Private schools, Boarding schools, Horror stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Groosham Grange
After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right.
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Stargazer
The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic…
The verdict
- Readers rate Stargazer highest: Stargazer 4.1 · Groosham Grange 3.8.
- Groosham Grange is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Stargazer.
- Groosham Grange has the widest readership — 5372 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Groosham Grange | Stargazer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (5372) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (14) | 3.5 (51) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (15) | 5.0 (48) |
Reception
| Groosham Grange | Stargazer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5372 | 51 |
| Editions | 18 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2002 | — |
| Reading it now | 106 | — |
| Written reviews | 497 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 837 | 468 |
| Pages | 196 | 352 |