Learning vs The Witness: Which Should You Read?
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Learning
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Featuring members of the popular Baxter family. Learning, book 2 in the Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also…
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The Witness
“Like a sudden cloudburst the dormitory became a frenzy of sound.”
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A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Learning has the widest readership — 9816 ratings behind its score.
- Learning runs the darker storyline; The Witness stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Learning | The Witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9816) | 4.2 (902) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (59) | 4.5 (61) |
Reception
| Learning | The Witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9816 | 902 |
| Editions | 12 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3633 | 529 |
| Reading it now | 493 | 492 |
| Written reviews | 345 | 57 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10325 | 347 |
| Pages | 343 | 276 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Learning or The Witness?
Learning has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Learning 4.3/5, The Witness 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Learning or The Witness?
The Witness is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Witness (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); Learning (343 pages, ≈ 6 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Learning or The Witness?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Learning: Moderate; The Witness: Moderate.