Let the right one in vs Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Let the right one in
Twelve-year-old Oskar is obsessed by the murder that's taken place in his neighborhood. Then he meets the new girl from next door. She's a bit weird, though. And she only comes out at night--Publisher's description.
1 film adaptation
vs
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has the widest readership — 1378944 ratings behind its score.
- Let the right one in runs the darker storyline; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
1378944 ratings vs 123638 for Let the right one in
New to the genre?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Easy vs Moderate for Let the right one in
In the mood for something dark?
Let the right one in
a darker storyline than Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Want something lighter?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
an easier tone than Let the right one in
Scores by source
| Let the right one in | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (123638) | 3.9 (1378944) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (242) | 3.7 (58) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (4) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (270) | 4.5 (24) |
Reception
| Let the right one in | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 123638 | 1378944 |
| Editions | 15 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 235305 | 879030 |
| Reading it now | 3822 | 28656 |
| Written reviews | 8971 | 69558 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4771 | 9846 |
| Pages | 414 | 387 |