Practical Magic vs The Witches of Eastwick: Which Should You Read?
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Practical Magic
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders.…
1 film adaptation
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The Witches of Eastwick
Three friends get more what they wish for when the guy of their dreams shows up in their sleepy little town. Then Darryl van Horn starts dating all three of them and reveals that they're witches. But is Darryl's offer…
The verdict
- Readers rate Practical Magic highest: Practical Magic 3.7 · The Witches of Eastwick 3.2.
- Practical Magic has the widest readership — 175480 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Practical Magic | The Witches of Eastwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (175480) | 3.2 (18847) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (257) | 2.8 (30) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (979) | 4.0 (44) |
Reception
| Practical Magic | The Witches of Eastwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 175480 | 18847 |
| Editions | 29 | 60 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 198718 | 20880 |
| Reading it now | 12887 | 1099 |
| Written reviews | 17220 | 1806 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6463 | 21185 |
| Pages | 288 | 333 |