Box Hill vs Just by Looking at Him: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gay, Queer, LGBT, Gay men, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Box Hill
In, a vivid coming-of-age novel, a young man suddenly wakes up to his gay self—on his eighteenth birthday, when he receives the best gift ever: love and sex. In the woodsy cruising grounds of Box Hill, chubby Colin…
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Just by Looking at Him
Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life, he’s grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction, he can’t seem to stop cheating…
The verdict
- Readers rate Just by Looking at Him highest: Just by Looking at Him 4.2 · Box Hill 3.8.
- Box Hill is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Just by Looking at Him.
- Just by Looking at Him has the widest readership — 57 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Box Hill | Just by Looking at Him | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.3 (18) | 4.0 (20) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (46) | 4.5 (57) |
Reception
| Box Hill | Just by Looking at Him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 57 |
| Editions | 4 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 112 | 312 |