Big Little Lies vs Sharp Objects: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Murder, Thriller, Fiction
Big Little Lies
Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are…
1 film adaptation
vs
Sharp Objects
WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Big Little Lies highest: Big Little Lies 4.5 · Sharp Objects 4.0.
- Sharp Objects is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Big Little Lies.
- Sharp Objects has the widest readership — 1275949 ratings behind its score.
- Sharp Objects runs the darker storyline; Big Little Lies stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Sharp Objects
≈ 5h vs 8h for Big Little Lies
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Sharp Objects
1275949 ratings vs 7847 for Big Little Lies
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Big Little Lies
4.5 vs 4.0 from readers
New to the genre?
Sharp Objects
Light vs Moderate for Big Little Lies
In the mood for something dark?
Sharp Objects
a darker storyline than Big Little Lies
Scores by source
| Big Little Lies | Sharp Objects | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1275949) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7847) | 4.0 (5274) |
Reception
| Big Little Lies | Sharp Objects | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7847 | 1275949 |
| Editions | 24 | 31 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 906988 |
| Reading it now | — | 36009 |
| Written reviews | — | 85597 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5810 | 26692 |
| Pages | 482 | 312 |