Big Little Lies vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Families, Fiction
Big Little Lies
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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…
The Wapshot Scandal
“The snow began to fall into St. Botolphs at four-fifteen on Christmas Eve.”
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Tells of the Wapshot family as they carom around the world with considerable velocity, at times veering into outbreaks of wild hilarity.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Big Little Lies highest: Big Little Lies 4.5 · The Wapshot Scandal 3.8.
- The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Big Little Lies.
- Big Little Lies has the widest readership — 7847 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Big Little Lies | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7847) | — |
Reception
| Big Little Lies | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7847 | 2 |
| Editions | 24 | 20 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5810 | 299 |
| Pages | 482 | 309 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Big Little Lies or The Wapshot Scandal?
Big Little Lies has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Big Little Lies 4.5/5, The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Big Little Lies or The Wapshot Scandal?
The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m); Big Little Lies (482 pages, ≈ 8 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Big Little Lies or The Wapshot Scandal?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Big Little Lies: Moderate; The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Big Little Lies: 1 film adaptation; The Wapshot Scandal: no film adaptation on record.