Hogfather vs The Wee Free Men: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction
Hogfather
Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless -- and oddly familiar -- universe, but the Hogfather is one of them. Yet here it is,…
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The Wee Free Men
A riotous, wise, and gripping junior Discworld novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning author and acknowledged master of comic fantasy.Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Hogfather has the widest readership — 106879 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Hogfather | The Wee Free Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (106879) | 4.1 (18) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (29) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (223) | 4.5 (306) |
Reception
| Hogfather | The Wee Free Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 106879 | 306 |
| Editions | 40 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 38712 | — |
| Reading it now | 3086 | — |
| Written reviews | 4966 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3313 | 3006 |
| Pages | 414 | 317 |