The Dragon and the George vs The troll garden: Which Should You Read?
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The Dragon and the George
“At 10:30 a.m., sharp, James Eckert pulled up in front of Stoddard Hall on the Riveroak College campus, where Grottwold Weinar Hansen had his lab.”
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Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a…
The troll garden
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"This collection of Willa Cather stories - her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career - is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The troll garden is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Dragon and the George.
- The troll garden has the widest readership — 154 ratings behind its score.
- The troll garden runs the darker storyline; The Dragon and the George stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Dragon and the George | The troll garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (154) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (25) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (27) | 4.0 (8) |
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Reception
| The Dragon and the George | The troll garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27 | 154 |
| Editions | 8 | 66 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 518 |
| Reading it now | — | 51 |
| Written reviews | — | 65 |
| Wikipedia attention | 728 | 154 |
| Pages | 288 | 156 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Dragon and the George or The troll garden?
The Dragon and the George has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Dragon and the George 4.0/5, The troll garden 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Dragon and the George or The troll garden?
The troll garden is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The troll garden (156 pages, ≈ 2 h 53 m); The Dragon and the George (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: The Dragon and the George or The troll garden?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Dragon and the George: Moderate; The troll garden: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The Dragon and the George: 4 film adaptations; The troll garden: no film adaptation on record.