Strega Nona vs The Giver: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Blind, Memory, Books and Reading, Children's fiction, Fiction
Strega Nona
Strega Nona is a lovable grandmotherly witch who helps all the townspeople with their problems.She hires Big Anthony to help her with chores. One day he hears her singing to the pasta pot. He however, does not see her…
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The Giver
“It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.”
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Strega Nona is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Giver.
- The Giver has the widest readership — 2894834 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Strega Nona | The Giver | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (90775) | 4.1 (2894834) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (57) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (123) | 4.5 (453) |
Reception
| Strega Nona | The Giver | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 90775 | 2894834 |
| Editions | 41 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 17261 | 842935 |
| Reading it now | 237 | 34935 |
| Written reviews | 1632 | 92254 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3951 | 30970 |
| Pages | 32 | 221 |