Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike vs Mike and Psmith: Which Should You Read?

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Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike Lincoln Pierce · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.5 223 pages · ≈ 4 h 08 m · Easy

Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun. Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's…

Middle school students School children Human behavior Middle schools

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Mike and Psmith P. G. Wodehouse · 1935 ★★★★☆ 4.0 171 pages · ≈ 3 h 10 m · Moderate

Gloomy when his poor scholastic record forces him to change schools just as he is about to become captain of the cricket team, an English boy cheers up when he discovers another new boy in similar circumstances.

Boarding schools British and irish fiction England Friendship

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The verdict

Readers rate Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike highest: Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike 4.5 · Mike and Psmith 4.0.
Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike has the widest readership — 4006 ratings behind its score.
Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike runs the darker storyline; Mike and Psmith stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike 4.5 vs 4.0 from readers New to the genre? Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike Easy vs Moderate for Mike and Psmith In the mood for something dark? Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike a darker storyline than Mike and Psmith Want something lighter? Mike and Psmith an easier tone than Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike

Scores by source

	Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike	Mike and Psmith
Goodreads	4.5 (4006)	4.0 (3009)

Reception

	Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike	Mike and Psmith
Ratings	4006	3009
Editions	13	81
Citations	—	3
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	1852
Reading it now	—	127
Written reviews	—	325
Wikipedia attention	—	393
Pages	223	171

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike or Mike and Psmith?

Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike 4.5/5, Mike and Psmith 4.0/5).

Which is shorter to read: Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike or Mike and Psmith?

Mike and Psmith is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mike and Psmith (171 pages, ≈ 3 h 10 m); Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike (223 pages, ≈ 4 h 08 m).

Which is harder to read: Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike or Mike and Psmith?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Big Nate - Great Minds Think Alike: Easy; Mike and Psmith: Moderate.