Sword of Destiny vs The Wind in the Willows: Which Should You Read?
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Sword of Destiny
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Geralt the Witcher battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike in Sword of Destiny, the second collection of adventures in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the Netflix show and the…
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The Wind in the Willows
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The adventures of four amiable animals, Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger, along a river in the English countryside.
1 film adaptation
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The verdict
- Readers rate Sword of Destiny highest: Sword of Destiny 4.3 · The Wind in the Willows 4.0.
- The Wind in the Willows has the widest readership — 247698 ratings behind its score.
- Sword of Destiny runs the darker storyline; The Wind in the Willows stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Sword of Destiny | The Wind in the Willows | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (233061) | 4.0 (247698) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (1248) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 2.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2314) | 4.5 (486) |
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Reception
| Sword of Destiny | The Wind in the Willows | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 233061 | 247698 |
| Editions | — | 1346 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 81432 | 181935 |
| Reading it now | 21170 | 14299 |
| Written reviews | 13085 | 11932 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5122 | 26023 |
| Pages | — | 228 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Sword of Destiny or The Wind in the Willows?
Sword of Destiny has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sword of Destiny 4.3/5, The Wind in the Willows 4.0/5).
Have both books been made into films?
Sword of Destiny: no film adaptation on record; The Wind in the Willows: 2 film adaptations.