Burn baby burn vs Missing the Piano: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family Problems, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction
Burn baby burn
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Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets. Nora s family life…
Missing the Piano
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When Mike's mother and sister go on tour with "Les Miserables," Mike's father and his new wife enroll Mike in St. Matthew's Military Academy where, facing brutality and ignorance, he learns to survive.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Burn baby burn highest: Burn baby burn 3.8 · Missing the Piano 3.6.
- Missing the Piano is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Burn baby burn.
- Burn baby burn has the widest readership — 5220 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Burn baby burn | Missing the Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (5220) | 3.4 (57) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (15) | — |
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Reception
| Burn baby burn | Missing the Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5220 | 57 |
| Editions | 7 | 7 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 135 | — |
| Pages | 320 | 208 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Burn baby burn or Missing the Piano?
Burn baby burn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Burn baby burn 3.8/5, Missing the Piano 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Burn baby burn or Missing the Piano?
Missing the Piano is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Missing the Piano (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m); Burn baby burn (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Burn baby burn or Missing the Piano?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Burn baby burn: Light; Missing the Piano: Light.