Jingo vs The Colour of Magic: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Samuel Vimes, Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction
Jingo
It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- just a few square miles of silt and some old ruins. Unfortunately, the historically disputed lump of land called Leshp is…
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The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Colour of Magic is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Jingo.
- The Colour of Magic has the widest readership — 7662 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Jingo | The Colour of Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (7662) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (438) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (24) | 4.0 (29) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (204) | — |
Reception
| Jingo | The Colour of Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 438 | 7662 |
| Editions | 36 | 93 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3618 |
| Reading it now | — | 207 |
| Written reviews | — | 250 |
| Wikipedia attention | 438 | 9060 |
| Pages | 444 | 210 |