Jabberwocky vs Through the Looking-Glass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Shaw alphabet, English Fantasy poetry, Artists' books, English Nonsense verses, Nonsense verses, Children's poetry
Jabberwocky
The illustrations set the classic nonsense poem taken from "Through the Looking Glass" in medieval times.
1 film adaptation
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Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to Alice's…
2 film adaptations
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Through the Looking-Glass has the widest readership — 5589 ratings behind its score.
- Through the Looking-Glass has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| Jabberwocky | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (5589) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (7) | 4.0 (922) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (16) | 4.0 (1832) |
Reception
| Jabberwocky | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16 | 5589 |
| Editions | 51 | 1379 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 63818 |
| Written reviews | — | 5589 |
| Wikipedia attention | 30551 | 21976 |
| Pages | 15 | 94 |