Kim vs Kim: Which Should You Read?
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Kim
Kim is Rudyard Kipling's story of an orphan born in colonial India and torn between love for his native India and the demands of Imperial loyalty to his Irish-English heritage and to the British Secret Service. Long…
1 film adaptation
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Kim
Kim is Rudyard Kipling's story of an orphan born in colonial India and torn between love for his native India and the demands of Imperial loyalty to his Irish-English heritage and to the British Secret Service. Long…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Kim is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Kim.
- Kim has the widest readership — 40787 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Kim | Kim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (40780) | 3.7 (40787) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (60) | 3.4 (60) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (307) | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| Kim | Kim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 40780 | 40787 |
| Editions | 934 | 65 |
| Citations | 20 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 40872 | 41072 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 3 |
| Written reviews | 2659 | 2676 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7797 | 9103 |
| Pages | 285 | 420 |