Devour vs Of Mice and Men: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Devour
A spellbinding debut, paranormal thriller A Werewolf... A vampire... And the woman who wants them both. The dashing Pierre du Montfort is a werewolf who's never had trouble hiding his cursed heritage. But now with his…
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Of Mice and Men
“A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.”
The second book in John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy, Of Mice and Men is a touching tale of two migrant laborers in search of work and eventual liberation from their social circumstances. Fiercely devoted to one another,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Of Mice and Men is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Devour.
- Of Mice and Men has the widest readership — 2939654 ratings behind its score.
- Of Mice and Men runs the darker storyline; Devour stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Of Mice and Men
≈ 3h vs 6h for Devour
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Of Mice and Men
2939654 ratings vs 7745 for Devour
New to the genre?
Devour
Moderate vs Challenging for Of Mice and Men
In the mood for something dark?
Of Mice and Men
a darker storyline than Devour
Want something lighter?
Devour
an easier tone than Of Mice and Men
Scores by source
| Devour | Of Mice and Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (7745) | 3.9 (2939654) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (12) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (4121) |
Reception
| Devour | Of Mice and Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7745 | 2939654 |
| Editions | 4 | 292 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6971 | 978907 |
| Reading it now | 322 | 18844 |
| Written reviews | 378 | 72226 |
| Wikipedia attention | 144 | 54160 |
| Pages | 330 | 194 |