The Hobbit vs The Iliad: Which Should You Read?
The Hobbit
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty diry wet hole, filled with ends of worms and an oozy smell...”
The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who…
1 film adaptation
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The Iliad
A strikingly illustrated retelling of Homer’s classic from the team who brought us The Odyssey—Carnegie Medalist Gillian Cross and illustrator Neil Packer. After nine years of war between the Greeks and Trojans,…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Hobbit highest: The Hobbit 4.3 · The Iliad 3.9.
- The Iliad has the widest readership — 532979 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Hobbit | The Iliad | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (386268) | 3.9 (532979) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (9) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1013) | — |
Reception
| The Hobbit | The Iliad | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 386268 | 532979 |
| Editions | 481 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1384770 | — |
| Reading it now | 2329 | — |
| Written reviews | 94402 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 50865 | 1116819 |
| Pages | 284 | 188 |