Big girl small vs The Last Samurai: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gifted children, Coming-of-age, Fiction
Big girl small
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With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A…
The Last Samurai
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"Ludo, age six, is a prodigy. His mother, Sibylla, raises him alone and tries hard to keep his voracious intellect satisfied, while she struggles to make ends meet. With her exasperated guidance, he teaches himself…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Last Samurai highest: The Last Samurai 4.3 · Big girl small 3.3.
- Big girl small is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The Last Samurai.
- Big girl small has the widest readership — 2789 ratings behind its score.
- Big girl small runs the darker storyline; The Last Samurai stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Big girl small | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (2789) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.4 (56) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (49) |
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Reception
| Big girl small | The Last Samurai | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2789 | 56 |
| Editions | 12 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1961 | — |
| Reading it now | 39 | — |
| Written reviews | 443 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3435 |
| Pages | 294 | 530 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Big girl small or The Last Samurai?
The Last Samurai has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Last Samurai 4.3/5, Big girl small 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Big girl small or The Last Samurai?
Big girl small is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Big girl small (294 pages, ≈ 5 h 27 m); The Last Samurai (530 pages, ≈ 9 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Big girl small or The Last Samurai?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Big girl small: Light; The Last Samurai: Light.