Greek Tales vs How I Live Now: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: War Fiction, War, Children's fiction
Greek Tales
From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant,…
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How I Live Now
“Every war has turning points and every person too.”Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she’s never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- How I Live Now has the widest readership — 47501 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Greek Tales | How I Live Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (58) | 3.6 (47501) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.3 (76) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (126) |
Reception
| Greek Tales | How I Live Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 58 | 47501 |
| Editions | 11 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 66 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 8 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 41801 |
| Pages | — | 224 |