Matilda vs Percy Jackson's Greek heroes: Which Should You Read?
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Matilda
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Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Percy Jackson's Greek heroes
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Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Matilda is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Percy Jackson's Greek heroes.
- Percy Jackson's Greek heroes has the widest readership — 56154 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Matilda | Percy Jackson's Greek heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (27951) | 4.4 (56154) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (993) | 4.2 (85) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (868) | 4.5 (376) |
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Reception
| Matilda | Percy Jackson's Greek heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27951 | 56154 |
| Editions | 149 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 381368 | 53206 |
| Reading it now | — | 3787 |
| Written reviews | 27951 | 2849 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18873 | — |
| Pages | 242 | 528 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Matilda or Percy Jackson's Greek heroes?
Percy Jackson's Greek heroes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Percy Jackson's Greek heroes 4.4/5, Matilda 4.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Matilda or Percy Jackson's Greek heroes?
Matilda is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Matilda (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m); Percy Jackson's Greek heroes (528 pages, ≈ 9 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: Matilda or Percy Jackson's Greek heroes?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Matilda: Moderate; Percy Jackson's Greek heroes: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Matilda: 4 film adaptations; Percy Jackson's Greek heroes: no film adaptation on record.