Grimus vs Midnight's Children: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Relations, Hinduism, Paranormal, Fiction
Grimus
“A mixture of science fiction and folktale, past and future, primitive and present-day . . . Thunderous and touching.”–Financial TimesAfter drinking an elixir that bestows immortality upon him, a young Indian named…
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Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Midnight's Children highest: Midnight's Children 4.0 · Grimus 3.4.
- Grimus is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Midnight's Children.
- Grimus has the widest readership — 3515 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Grimus | Midnight's Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (3515) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (12) | 4.0 (234) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (9) | 4.0 (207) |
Reception
| Grimus | Midnight's Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3515 | 234 |
| Editions | 26 | 86 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3442 | — |
| Reading it now | 127 | — |
| Written reviews | 279 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 693 | 12476 |
| Pages | 318 | 641 |