Challenger Deep vs Downsiders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social Themes, Coming-of-age, Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Challenger Deep
A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed…
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Downsiders
When fourteen-year-old Lindsay meets Talon, who lives in the secret Downsider community that evolved in the subterranean passages of the subway built in New York in 1867, she and her new friend try to bridge the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Challenger Deep highest: Challenger Deep 4.1 · Downsiders 3.8.
- Challenger Deep has the widest readership — 35174 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Challenger Deep | Downsiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (35174) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (64) | 3.3 (14) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (128) | 4.0 (39) |
Reception
| Challenger Deep | Downsiders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 35174 | 39 |
| Editions | 14 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 760 | 137 |
| Pages | 320 | 246 |