Malcolm vs The place of the lion: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Christian Fiction, Fiction
Malcolm
“Na, na; I hae nae feelin's, I'm thankfu' to say.”
Malcolm MacPhail has lived, for all of his twenty or so years, in a fishing village on the north coast of Scotland. He lives with his grandfather and, though he has never met his parents, has no curiosity about the…
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The place of the lion
A lion and other Platonic archetypes appear outside a small Hertfordshire town, wreaking havoc with their powers and cutting off the town from the rest of the world.
The verdict
- Readers rate Malcolm highest: Malcolm 4.1 · The place of the lion 3.8.
- The place of the lion is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Malcolm.
- The place of the lion has the widest readership — 250 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Malcolm | The place of the lion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (250) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 3.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Malcolm | The place of the lion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 250 |
| Editions | 77 | 86 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2882 |
| Written reviews | — | 250 |
| Wikipedia attention | 587 | 630 |
| Pages | 429 | 175 |