Boy vs Mosaic: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Childhood and youth, English Authors, Authors, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Biography & Memoir
Boy
Boy is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at…
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Mosaic
A love story, a detective story, a book of secrets, a beautifully written journey into a forest of family trees. After writing the definitive biographies of Lytton Strachey and George Bernard Shaw, Michael Holroyd…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Boy has the widest readership — 75292 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boy | Mosaic | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (75292) | 3.9 (1805) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.4 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (33) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (138) | — |
Reception
| Boy | Mosaic | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 75292 | 1805 |
| Editions | 71 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 36749 | 36 |
| Reading it now | 1849 | — |
| Written reviews | 4091 | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10251 | 10299 |
| Pages | 187 | 288 |