Krindlekrax vs The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction
Krindlekrax
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Although he is very thin with frizzy hair and thick glasses, nine-year-old Ruskin believes he is born to be a hero and sets out to prove it by delivering his beloved Lizard Street from the menace of Krindlekrax.
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
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It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm highest: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm 4.4 · Krindlekrax 4.0.
- Krindlekrax is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm.
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm has the widest readership — 1043 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Krindlekrax | The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (620) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.7 (153) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1043) |
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Reception
| Krindlekrax | The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 620 | 1043 |
| Editions | 13 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 208 | 2465 |
| Pages | 127 | 304 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Krindlekrax or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm 4.4/5, Krindlekrax 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Krindlekrax or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
Krindlekrax is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Krindlekrax (127 pages, ≈ 2 h 21 m); The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Krindlekrax or The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Krindlekrax: Light; The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Light.