Box Hill vs Girls Girls Girls: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Queer, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Historical, Coming-of-age, Historical Fiction
Box Hill
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In, a vivid coming-of-age novel, a young man suddenly wakes up to his gay self—on his eighteenth birthday, when he receives the best gift ever: love and sex. In the woodsy cruising grounds of Box Hill, chubby Colin…
Girls Girls Girls
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It’s the summer of ’96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends) Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Girls Girls Girls highest: Girls Girls Girls 4.2 · Box Hill 3.8.
- Box Hill is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Girls Girls Girls.
- Box Hill has the widest readership — 46 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Box Hill | Girls Girls Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.3 (18) | 4.4 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (46) | 5.0 (8) |
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Reception
| Box Hill | Girls Girls Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 8 |
| Editions | 4 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 76 | 147 |
| Pages | 112 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Box Hill or Girls Girls Girls?
Girls Girls Girls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Girls Girls Girls 4.2/5, Box Hill 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Box Hill or Girls Girls Girls?
Box Hill is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Box Hill (112 pages, ≈ 2 h 04 m); Girls Girls Girls (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Box Hill or Girls Girls Girls?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Box Hill: Moderate; Girls Girls Girls: Moderate.