Fly on the Wall vs You Don't Know Me: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: High school students, High schools, Interpersonal relations, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Fly on the Wall E. Lockhart · 2006 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Light

At the Manhattan School for Art and Music, where everyone is "different" and everyone is "special," Gretchen Yee feels ordinary. She's the kind of girl who sits alone at lunch, drawing pictures of Spider-Man, so she…

Insects Metamorphosis Artists New york

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You Don't Know Me David Klass · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.9 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Light

Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school.

1 film adaptation

Abused Children Realistic fiction Child Abuse Self-perception

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The verdict

Readers rate You Don't Know Me highest: You Don't Know Me 3.9 · Fly on the Wall 3.3.
You Don't Know Me has the widest readership — 9320 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? You Don't Know Me 3.9 vs 3.3 from readers

Scores by source

	Fly on the Wall	You Don't Know Me
Goodreads	3.2 (8646)	3.9 (9320)
Hardcover	2.9 (10)	3.7 (20)
Google Books	2.5 (2)	—
Apple Books	3.5 (13)	—
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Reception

	Fly on the Wall	You Don't Know Me
Ratings	8646	9320
Editions	11	12
Citations	—	4
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	11442	—
Reading it now	136	—
Written reviews	1221	—
Wikipedia attention	1200	145
Pages	192	262
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Fly on the Wall or You Don't Know Me?

You Don't Know Me has the higher combined reader rating across sources (You Don't Know Me 3.9/5, Fly on the Wall 3.3/5).

Which is shorter to read: Fly on the Wall or You Don't Know Me?

Fly on the Wall is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Fly on the Wall (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); You Don't Know Me (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m).

Which is harder to read: Fly on the Wall or You Don't Know Me?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fly on the Wall: Light; You Don't Know Me: Light.

Have both books been made into films?

Fly on the Wall: no film adaptation on record; You Don't Know Me: 1 film adaptation.