Big girl small vs Youth in Revolt: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adolescence, High school students, 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…
Youth in Revolt
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The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl-- now a major motion picture from Dimension Films starring Michael CeraSIX MONTHS IN THE LIFE OF THE…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Youth in Revolt highest: Youth in Revolt 4.0 · Big girl small 3.3.
- Youth in Revolt has the widest readership — 9783 ratings behind its score.
- Big girl small runs the darker storyline; Youth in Revolt stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Big girl small | Youth in Revolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (2789) | 4.0 (9783) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 2.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (41) |
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Reception
| Big girl small | Youth in Revolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2789 | 9783 |
| Editions | 12 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1961 | — |
| Reading it now | 39 | — |
| Written reviews | 443 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5851 |
| Pages | 294 | 200 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Big girl small or Youth in Revolt?
Youth in Revolt has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Youth in Revolt 4.0/5, Big girl small 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Big girl small or Youth in Revolt?
Youth in Revolt is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Youth in Revolt (200 pages, ≈ 3 h 42 m); Big girl small (294 pages, ≈ 5 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Big girl small or Youth in Revolt?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Big girl small: Light; Youth in Revolt: Moderate.