The girl who loved wild horses vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The girl who loved wild horses
“The people were always moving from place to place following the herds of buffalo.”
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
“There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always.”
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Phantom Tollbooth highest: The Phantom Tollbooth 4.2 · The girl who loved wild horses 3.8.
- The girl who loved wild horses is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Phantom Tollbooth.
- The Phantom Tollbooth has the widest readership — 312947 ratings behind its score.
- The girl who loved wild horses runs the darker storyline; The Phantom Tollbooth stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The girl who loved wild horses
≈ 1h vs 4h for The Phantom Tollbooth
New to the genre?
The girl who loved wild horses
Light vs Moderate for The Phantom Tollbooth
In the mood for something dark?
The girl who loved wild horses
a darker storyline than The Phantom Tollbooth
Want something lighter?
The Phantom Tollbooth
an easier tone than The girl who loved wild horses
Scores by source
| The girl who loved wild horses | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (312947) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (10) | 4.2 (556) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1504) |
Reception
| The girl who loved wild horses | The Phantom Tollbooth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 312947 |
| Editions | 21 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 143090 |
| Reading it now | — | 7390 |
| Written reviews | — | 15691 |
| Wikipedia attention | 323 | 10744 |
| Pages | 32 | 255 |