The Memoirs of Cleopatra vs The troll garden: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Fiction
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
More
The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles. Told in the first person - from…
The troll garden
More
"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…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Memoirs of Cleopatra highest: The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.2 · The troll garden 3.9.
- The troll garden is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 18 for The Memoirs of Cleopatra.
- The Memoirs of Cleopatra has the widest readership — 1425 ratings behind its score.
- The troll garden reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 9 times.
- The troll garden runs the darker storyline; The Memoirs of Cleopatra stays the lighter read.
Affiliate links: we may earn a commission on purchases.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Memoirs of Cleopatra | The troll garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (1425) | 4.0 (154) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (25) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (113) | 4.0 (8) |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Reception
| The Memoirs of Cleopatra | The troll garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1425 | 154 |
| Editions | 25 | 66 |
| Citations | 1 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 35161 | 518 |
| Reading it now | — | 51 |
| Written reviews | 1425 | 65 |
| Wikipedia attention | 451 | 154 |
| Pages | 976 | 156 |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Memoirs of Cleopatra or The troll garden?
The Memoirs of Cleopatra has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.2/5, The troll garden 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Memoirs of Cleopatra 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 Memoirs of Cleopatra (976 pages, ≈ 18 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: The Memoirs of Cleopatra or The troll garden?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Memoirs of Cleopatra: Moderate; The troll garden: Challenging.