I am the Cheese vs Lassie Come-Home: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boys & Men, Adventure, Children's fiction, Fiction
I am the Cheese
A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet knows he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive.
1 film adaptation
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Lassie Come-Home
A collie named lassie has to be sold because her family are having bad times . Lassie escapes twice but when her new owner takes her to a place too far to run from will lassie be able to make the journey back to her…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Lassie Come-Home highest: Lassie Come-Home 4.2 · I am the Cheese 3.9.
- Lassie Come-Home has the widest readership — 24006 ratings behind its score.
- I am the Cheese reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 33 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| I am the Cheese | Lassie Come-Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (24006) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (29) | 4.0 (14) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (100) | — |
Reception
| I am the Cheese | Lassie Come-Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 100 | 24006 |
| Editions | 31 | 42 |
| Citations | 33 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2071 | 1260 |
| Pages | 220 | 243 |