Holes vs The BFG: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction
Holes
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys'…
1 film adaptation
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The BFG
This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The BFG has the widest readership — 539397 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Holes | The BFG | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (32132) | 4.2 (539397) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1163) | 4.1 (530) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (19) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2412) | 4.5 (683) |
Reception
| Holes | The BFG | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 32132 | 539397 |
| Editions | 83 | 136 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 272590 | 198443 |
| Reading it now | 1381 | — |
| Written reviews | 32132 | 13942 |
| Wikipedia attention | 21106 | 10574 |
| Pages | 272 | 207 |