Sorcerer's Apprentice vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Sorcerer’s Apprentice opens with Amy Wallace’s first meeting with Carlos Castaneda, the infamous anthropologist-turned-shaman, whose books described meetings with Yaqui Indian spiritual teacher don Juan. Castaneda’s…
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The Phantom Tollbooth
“There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always.”
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Phantom Tollbooth highest: The Phantom Tollbooth 4.2 · Sorcerer's Apprentice 3.9.
- The Phantom Tollbooth has the widest readership — 312947 ratings behind its score.
- Sorcerer's Apprentice runs the darker storyline; The Phantom Tollbooth stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sorcerer's Apprentice | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (312947) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 4.2 (556) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | 4.5 (1504) |
Reception
| Sorcerer's Apprentice | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 312947 |
| Editions | 2 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 143090 |
| Reading it now | — | 7390 |
| Written reviews | — | 15691 |
| Wikipedia attention | 217 | 10744 |
| Pages | 315 | 255 |