Louisa May Alcott vs Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Diaries, Boys, Family life, Fiction
Louisa May Alcott
“LOUISA MAY ALCOTT is universally recognized as the greatest and most popular story-teller for children in her generation.”
Excerpts from the author's diaries, written between the ages of eleven and thirteen, reveal her thoughts and feelings and her early poetic efforts.
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Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird
Eleanor Hawken worked as a children's book editor for many years and was part of the team that established the Bath Festival of Children's Literature. Her popular children's series Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird highest: Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird 4.0 · Louisa May Alcott 3.7.
- Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Louisa May Alcott.
- Louisa May Alcott has the widest readership — 1290 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Louisa May Alcott | Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1290) | 4.1 (118) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (14) | — |
Reception
| Louisa May Alcott | Sammy Feral's Diaries of Weird | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1290 | 118 |
| Editions | 79 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2560 | 101 |
| Reading it now | 89 | 7 |
| Written reviews | 377 | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | 27136 | — |
| Pages | 422 | 256 |