Personal pleasures vs The Marvelous Land of Oz: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Personal pleasures
Personal Pleasures is an anthology of 73 short essays (some of them very short) about the things she enjoyed most in life. The complete list consists of: • Abroad Album Arm-Chair Astronomy Bakery in the Night Bathing 1…
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The Marvelous Land of Oz
“IN the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the North of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip.”
Tip and his creation, Jack Pumpkin, run away to Oz, where they save the city after it is captured by girls.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Marvelous Land of Oz is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Personal pleasures.
- The Marvelous Land of Oz has the widest readership — 26761 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Personal pleasures | The Marvelous Land of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (102) | 3.8 (26761) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (82) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (509) |
Reception
| Personal pleasures | The Marvelous Land of Oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 102 | 26761 |
| Editions | 23 | 724 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 13765 |
| Reading it now | — | 2283 |
| Written reviews | — | 2319 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4737 |
| Pages | 395 | 138 |