The Black Cauldron vs The True Story of the Three Little Pigs: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pigs, Swine, Fairy Tales, Fiction
The Black Cauldron
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Goodreads Review: You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Black Cauldron highest: The Black Cauldron 4.1 · The True Story of the Three Little Pigs 3.9.
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Black Cauldron.
- The Black Cauldron has the widest readership — 67784 ratings behind its score.
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs runs the darker storyline; The Black Cauldron stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
≈ 1h vs 4h for The Black Cauldron
In the mood for something dark?
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
a darker storyline than The Black Cauldron
Want something lighter?
The Black Cauldron
an easier tone than The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Scores by source
| The Black Cauldron | The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (67784) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (146) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (84) | — |
Reception
| The Black Cauldron | The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 67784 | 27 |
| Editions | 60 | 41 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20961 | — |
| Reading it now | 612 | — |
| Written reviews | 2339 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2663 | 1537 |
| Pages | 222 | 32 |