I'll Give You the Sun vs Mockingbird: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Death, Family life, Families, Young Adult, Fiction
I'll Give You the Sun
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A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws…
Mockingbird
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In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mockingbird is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for I'll Give You the Sun.
- I'll Give You the Sun has the widest readership — 362448 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| I'll Give You the Sun | Mockingbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (362448) | 4.2 (36094) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.7 (35) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (722) | 4.5 (636) |
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Reception
| I'll Give You the Sun | Mockingbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 362448 | 36094 |
| Editions | 10 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 25946 |
| Reading it now | — | 1099 |
| Written reviews | — | 5088 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1095 | 342 |
| Pages | 400 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: I'll Give You the Sun or Mockingbird?
Mockingbird has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mockingbird 4.2/5, I'll Give You the Sun 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: I'll Give You the Sun or Mockingbird?
Mockingbird is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mockingbird (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); I'll Give You the Sun (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: I'll Give You the Sun or Mockingbird?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — I'll Give You the Sun: Light; Mockingbird: Light.