Demi-gods vs Irma Voth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dysfunctional families, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Demi-gods
"Atmospheric and lushly detailed, Demi-Gods captures the wonder and menace of adolescence in ways both unsettling and profound." --Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train and A Piece…
1 film adaptation
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Irma Voth
The stifling, reclusive life of nineteen-year-old Irma Voth, recently married and more recently deserted, is turned on its head when a film crew moves in to make a movie about the strict religious community in which she…
The verdict
- Readers rate Irma Voth highest: Irma Voth 3.6 · Demi-gods 3.0.
- Irma Voth has the widest readership — 5007 ratings behind its score.
- Irma Voth runs the darker storyline; Demi-gods stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Demi-gods | Irma Voth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (1168) | 3.6 (5007) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (4) | 3.3 (3) |
Reception
| Demi-gods | Irma Voth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1168 | 5007 |
| Editions | 5 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6310 |
| Reading it now | — | 158 |
| Written reviews | — | 588 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12703 | 152 |
| Pages | 235 | 272 |