Invisible Man vs Little Green: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: African American men, African Americans, Fiction
Invisible Man
Invisible Man is the story of a young black man from the South who does not fully understand racism in the world. Filled with hope about his future, he goes to college, but gets expelled for showing one of the white…
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Little Green
Surviving a near-fatal car wreck and cruising the streets of the Sunset Strip during the heyday of the late 1960s, Easy Rawlins investigates the disappearance of a young African-American, a case that is complicated by…
The verdict
- Readers rate Little Green highest: Little Green 4.4 · Invisible Man 3.9.
- Little Green is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Invisible Man.
- Invisible Man has the widest readership — 206277 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Invisible Man | Little Green | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (206277) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (4) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (431) | 4.5 (257) |
Reception
| Invisible Man | Little Green | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 206277 | 257 |
| Editions | 60 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 215 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 6 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 14492 | 32 |
| Pages | 450 | 291 |