Svinedrengen vs The Book Of Three: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pigs, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
Svinedrengen
“Once upon a time there was a prince, and he was poor.”
A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires.
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The Book Of Three
“Taran wanted to make a sword; but Coll, charged with the practical side of his education, decided on horseshoes.”
Taran is bored with his Assistant Pig-Keeper duties, even though his charge is none other than Hen Wen, Prydain's only oracular pig. He'd rather be doing something more heroic, like making swords and learning to use…
The verdict
- Svinedrengen is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Book Of Three.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Svinedrengen | The Book Of Three | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (84691) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (52) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (153) |
Reception
| Svinedrengen | The Book Of Three | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 84691 |
| Editions | 18 | 53 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 68508 |
| Reading it now | — | 1800 |
| Written reviews | — | 4759 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3067 |
| Pages | 25 | 190 |