ArchEnemy vs The Looking Glass Wars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Characters in literature, Characters and characteristics in literature, Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure
ArchEnemy
The Heart Crystal's power has been depleted, and Imagination along with it. The people of Wonderland have all lost their creative drive, and most alarmingly, even Queen Alyss is without her powers. There is some comfort…
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The Looking Glass Wars
“A word of warning to my readers: ...the true story of Wonderland involves bloodshed, murder, revenge and war. I apologise in advance to those of you who might find some of the scenes in this book distressing, but I feel it's important that the facts are set down as they actually happened. Those of you of a more sensitive disposition might prefer reading Lewis Carrol's classic fairytale. Fr”
The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Looking Glass Wars has the widest readership — 171 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| ArchEnemy | The Looking Glass Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (21) | 3.6 (112) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (4) | 4.0 (33) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (68) | 4.5 (171) |
Reception
| ArchEnemy | The Looking Glass Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 68 | 171 |
| Editions | 7 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 135 | 1076 |
| Pages | 370 | 384 |