Annie John vs The visitors: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mothers and daughters, Coming-of-age, Fiction
Annie John
“For a short while during the year I was ten, I thought only people I did not know died.”
Since her first, prize-winning collection of stories, At the Bottom of the River, Jamaica Kincaid's work has been met with nothing short of amazement. The New York Times hailed her "prophetic power" and the Los Angeles…
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The visitors
"Built around Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, this evocative novel from New York Times-bestselling author Sally Beauman blends fact and fiction to recreate…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Annie John is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for The visitors.
- Annie John has the widest readership — 14616 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Annie John | The visitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (14616) | 3.6 (2949) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (16) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (59) | — |
Reception
| Annie John | The visitors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14616 | 2949 |
| Editions | 23 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 4659 |
| Reading it now | — | 226 |
| Written reviews | — | 563 |
| Wikipedia attention | 635 | — |
| Pages | 148 | 536 |