To Hold the Bridge vs Unreal!: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Australian Fantasy fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
To Hold the Bridge
A collection of short stories from the author of the Old Kingdom Trilogy. The fist story is set in the world of Sabriel, and focuses on a young man named Morghan, who joins The Bridge Company. Other stories in the…
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Unreal!
ABOUT UNREAL! Unreal! was Paul's first published book that achieved major success having now sold over 600,000 copies. It is Paul's all time best seller and features the classic stories: Without a Shirt The Strap Box…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Unreal! is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for To Hold the Bridge.
- To Hold the Bridge has the widest readership — 4253 ratings behind its score.
- To Hold the Bridge runs the darker storyline; Unreal! stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| To Hold the Bridge | Unreal! | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4253) | 3.9 (2067) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (20) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (12) | — |
Reception
| To Hold the Bridge | Unreal! | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4253 | 2067 |
| Editions | 9 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 6188 | — |
| Reading it now | 352 | — |
| Written reviews | 519 | — |
| Pages | 421 | 112 |