A Bird in the House vs A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Canadian literature, Canadian fiction, Fiction
A Bird in the House
“THAT HOUSE in Manawaka is the one which, more than any other, I carry with me.”
A Bird in the House is a series of eight interconnected short stories narrated by Vanessa MacLeod as she matures from a child at age ten into a young woman at age twenty. Wise for her years, Vanessa reveals much about…
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A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
Four men aboard a boat find the titular strange manuscript in a cylindar floating in the sea. It turns out to be the story of Adam More, a sailor stranded in a savage hidden country in Antarctica. In this "nation" are…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Bird in the House highest: A Bird in the House 4.0 · A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder 3.3.
- A Bird in the House has the widest readership — 3000 ratings behind its score.
- A Bird in the House runs the darker storyline; A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Bird in the House
4.0 vs 3.3 from readers
New to the genre?
A Bird in the House
Moderate vs Challenging for A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
In the mood for something dark?
A Bird in the House
a darker storyline than A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
Want something lighter?
A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder
an easier tone than A Bird in the House
Scores by source
| A Bird in the House | A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (3000) | 3.3 (996) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (51) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| A Bird in the House | A strange manuscript found in a copper cylinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3000 | 996 |
| Editions | 35 | 110 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1799 | 1038 |
| Reading it now | 44 | 70 |
| Written reviews | 167 | 150 |
| Wikipedia attention | 160 | 416 |
| Pages | 207 | 239 |