The Near Witch vs The wonderful visit: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Villages, Supernatural, Fiction
The Near Witch
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These…
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The wonderful visit
The Wonderful Visit is an early work by H. G. Wells, published in the same year as The Time Machine. It takes a gentle, semi-comic approach to some of Wells’ social concerns by using the device of an angel fallen into…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Near Witch highest: The Near Witch 4.0 · The wonderful visit 3.7.
- The wonderful visit is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Near Witch.
- The wonderful visit has the widest readership — 1029 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Near Witch | The wonderful visit | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (1029) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (168) | 4.0 (9) |
Reception
| The Near Witch | The wonderful visit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 168 | 1029 |
| Editions | 10 | 87 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1073 |
| Written reviews | — | 122 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 454 |
| Pages | 320 | 94 |