Good for Nothings vs The Book Thief: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult
Good for Nothings
Cora Saros is just trying her best to join the family business of theft and intergalactic smuggling. Unfortunately, she's a total disaster. After landing herself in prison following an attempted heist gone very wrong,…
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The Book Thief
“a mountain range of rubble in which our narrator introduces: himself – the colours – and the book thief.”
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Book Thief highest: The Book Thief 4.4 · Good for Nothings 3.8.
- Good for Nothings is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The Book Thief.
- The Book Thief has the widest readership — 2969332 ratings behind its score.
- The Book Thief runs the darker storyline; Good for Nothings stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Good for Nothings
≈ 6h vs 10h for The Book Thief
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Book Thief
4.4 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
Good for Nothings
Easy vs Light for The Book Thief
In the mood for something dark?
The Book Thief
a darker storyline than Good for Nothings
Want something lighter?
Good for Nothings
an easier tone than The Book Thief
Scores by source
| Good for Nothings | The Book Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (214) | 4.4 (2969332) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (6428) |
Reception
| Good for Nothings | The Book Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 214 | 2969332 |
| Editions | 2 | 109 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 2493 | 2459430 |
| Reading it now | 17 | 106721 |
| Written reviews | 82 | 166701 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 21498 |
| Pages | 328 | 564 |