In the Night Room vs Stardust: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
In the Night Room
In the wake of a grotesque accident, a famous children’s book author realizes that the most basic facts of her existence, including her existence itself, have come into question. Willy Patrick, the respected author of…
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Stardust
E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Stardust highest: Stardust 4.1 · In the Night Room 3.4.
- Stardust is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for In the Night Room.
- Stardust has the widest readership — 488385 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| In the Night Room | Stardust | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (3380) | 4.1 (488385) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (5) | 4.4 (11) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (15) | 4.5 (529) |
Reception
| In the Night Room | Stardust | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3380 | 488385 |
| Editions | 12 | 62 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3248 | 414213 |
| Reading it now | 179 | 10063 |
| Written reviews | 284 | 29370 |
| Wikipedia attention | 416 | 5321 |
| Pages | 352 | 220 |