Queen Victoria vs The Dragon and the Raven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Great Britain, History, Fiction
Queen Victoria
“Much later, as he watched his manservant, Perkins, eating the dog, Quimby gloomily reflected on the unusual events of the evening.”
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There were many staff at Kensington Palace, fulfilling many roles; a man who was employed to catch rats, another whose job it was to sweep the chimneys. That there was someone expected to hunt demons did not shock the…
The Dragon and the Raven
“A low hut built of turf roughly thatched with rushes and standing on the highest spot of some slightly raised ground.”
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For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Dragon and the Raven highest: The Dragon and the Raven 3.9 · Queen Victoria 3.6.
- The Dragon and the Raven is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Queen Victoria.
- The Dragon and the Raven has the widest readership — 1448 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Queen Victoria | The Dragon and the Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (1448) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (4) | — |
Reception
| Queen Victoria | The Dragon and the Raven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 1448 |
| Editions | 4 | 373 |
| Want to read | — | 957 |
| Reading it now | — | 175 |
| Written reviews | — | 131 |
| Wikipedia attention | 393489 | — |
| Pages | 384 | 216 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Queen Victoria or The Dragon and the Raven?
The Dragon and the Raven has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Dragon and the Raven 3.9/5, Queen Victoria 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Queen Victoria or The Dragon and the Raven?
The Dragon and the Raven is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Dragon and the Raven (216 pages, ≈ 4 h 00 m); Queen Victoria (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Queen Victoria or The Dragon and the Raven?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Queen Victoria: Moderate; The Dragon and the Raven: Challenging.