The Edge of the Knife vs The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6): Which Should You Read?
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The Edge of the Knife
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Ed Chalmers, history professor, had a real problem in his classes: he kept blurting out events that hadn't happened yet. Of course that made him the butt of jokes and ridicule, and the Dean wanted him out despite his…
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6)
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Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange — an egg.This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the strongest enchanter…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) highest: The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) 4.3 · The Edge of the Knife 3.7.
- The Edge of the Knife is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6).
- The Edge of the Knife has the widest readership — 195 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Edge of the Knife | The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (195) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 4.1 (36) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 5.0 (28) |
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Reception
| The Edge of the Knife | The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 195 | 36 |
| Editions | 42 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 70 | — |
| Reading it now | 15 | — |
| Written reviews | 25 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 640 | — |
| Pages | 47 | 472 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Edge of the Knife or The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6)?
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) 4.3/5, The Edge of the Knife 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Edge of the Knife or The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6)?
The Edge of the Knife is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Edge of the Knife (47 pages, ≈ 52 min); The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) (472 pages, ≈ 8 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: The Edge of the Knife or The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Edge of the Knife: Light; The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6): Light.