Brood vs I'll Give You the Sun: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Twins, Family life, Coming-of-age, Romance, Fiction

Brood Chase Novak · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.5 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate

Two teenagers struggle with a horrific family legacy in the sequel to Chase Novak's novel, Breed. Thirteen years ago, a radical fertility doctor helped bring Adam and Alice Twisden into the world. The treatment came at…

Gothic

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I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.2 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Light

A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws…

Gays Artists Grief Contemporary

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The verdict

Readers rate I'll Give You the Sun highest: I'll Give You the Sun 4.2 · Brood 3.5.
I'll Give You the Sun has the widest readership — 362448 ratings behind its score.
Brood runs the darker storyline; I'll Give You the Sun stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want the crowd-tested pick? I'll Give You the Sun 362448 ratings vs 5158 for Brood Just want the better-reviewed one? I'll Give You the Sun 4.2 vs 3.5 from readers New to the genre? I'll Give You the Sun Light vs Moderate for Brood In the mood for something dark? Brood a darker storyline than I'll Give You the Sun Want something lighter? I'll Give You the Sun an easier tone than Brood

Scores by source

	Brood	I'll Give You the Sun
Goodreads	3.5 (5158)	4.2 (362448)
Hardcover	3.0 (1)	5.0 (1)
Google Books	—	5.0 (5)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (722)
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Reception

	Brood	I'll Give You the Sun
Ratings	5158	362448
Editions	8	10
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	847	—
Reading it now	25	—
Written reviews	109	—
Wikipedia attention	297	1095
Pages	320	400
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Brood or I'll Give You the Sun?

I'll Give You the Sun has the higher combined reader rating across sources (I'll Give You the Sun 4.2/5, Brood 3.5/5).

Which is shorter to read: Brood or I'll Give You the Sun?

Brood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Brood (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); I'll Give You the Sun (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).

Which is harder to read: Brood or I'll Give You the Sun?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Brood: Moderate; I'll Give You the Sun: Light.