Diary of a Wimpy Kid vs Matilda: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Schools, Fiction
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Greg Heffley finds thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings like him share the hallways with much bigger kids who are already shaving. But nothing scares Greg more than the moldy piece of cheese on the…
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Matilda
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Matilda has the widest readership — 27951 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Matilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (27951) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.3 (993) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (11) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (12137) | 4.5 (868) |
Reception
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Matilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12137 | 27951 |
| Editions | 96 | 149 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 381368 |
| Written reviews | — | 27951 |
| Wikipedia attention | 44174 | 18873 |
| Pages | 223 | 242 |