His Whole Life vs Jim the boy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mothers and sons, Boys, Bildungsromans, Fiction
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Jim the boy
A fatherless ten-year-old boy comes of age in a Depression-era, southern farming community in this charming and humorous debut novel.A New York Times Notable Book of the Year"Rich and satisfying . . . A novel that…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Jim the boy is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for His Whole Life.
- Jim the boy has the widest readership — 3543 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| His Whole Life | Jim the boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (2317) | 3.9 (3543) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.6 (5) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| His Whole Life | Jim the boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2317 | 3543 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 2362 | — |
| Reading it now | 69 | — |
| Written reviews | 338 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 62 |
| Pages | 352 | 227 |