A Wrinkle in Time vs The BFG: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Fiction
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is a science fiction fantasy novel by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. It is about Meg And Charles Walence. Their father, who was working on a interesting project called a…
1 film adaptation
vs
The BFG
This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The BFG highest: The BFG 4.2 · A Wrinkle in Time 4.0.
- A Wrinkle in Time has the widest readership — 1310384 ratings behind its score.
- A Wrinkle in Time runs the darker storyline; The BFG stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Wrinkle in Time | The BFG | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1310384) | 4.2 (539397) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.1 (530) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (22) | 4.0 (19) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2274) | 4.5 (683) |
Reception
| A Wrinkle in Time | The BFG | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1310384 | 539397 |
| Editions | 105 | 136 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 707715 | 198443 |
| Reading it now | 25185 | — |
| Written reviews | 45520 | 13942 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20549 | 10574 |
| Pages | 211 | 207 |