Eager vs Norby's other secret: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Robots, Science Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Eager
It's the end of the 21st century where technocrats rule and robots take care of humans' every need. Your house watches you, knows your secrets, and talks to you. And your closest friend can be--a machine? Gavin Bell and…
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Norby's other secret
When unscrupulous scientists try to kidnap Norby in order to learn the secret of the robot's anti-gravitational capabilities, he and Jeff discover on the dragon-inhabited planet Jamya the key to an even more precious…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Norby's other secret is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Eager.
- Eager has the widest readership — 1142 ratings behind its score.
- Eager runs the darker storyline; Norby's other secret stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Eager | Norby's other secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1142) | 3.7 (182) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (34) | — |
Reception
| Eager | Norby's other secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1142 | 182 |
| Editions | 9 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 656 | 106 |
| Reading it now | 76 | — |
| Written reviews | 160 | 14 |
| Wikipedia attention | 76 | — |
| Pages | 288 | 138 |