Incantation vs The War Within: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Prejudices, Jews, Children's fiction, Fiction
Incantation
Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices…
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The War Within
In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Incantation has the widest readership — 9337 ratings behind its score.
- Incantation runs the darker storyline; The War Within stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Incantation | The War Within | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9337) | 4.1 (156) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (6) | 3.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (129) | — |
Reception
| Incantation | The War Within | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9337 | 156 |
| Editions | 20 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 7562 | — |
| Reading it now | 406 | — |
| Written reviews | 1273 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5728 | 39 |
| Pages | 166 | 154 |