Life vs Rex Zero and the end of the world: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cold War, Family life, Bildungsromans, Families, History, Fiction
Life
In 1960s Norfolk, England, seventeen-year-old Clem Ackroyd lives with his mother and grandmother in a tiny cottage, but his life is transformed when he falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy farmer in this tale…
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Rex Zero and the end of the world
In the summer of 1962 with everyone nervous about a possible nuclear war, ten-nearly-eleven-year-old Rex, having just moved to Ottawa from Vancouver with his parents and five siblings, faces his own personal challenges…
The verdict
- Readers rate Life highest: Life 3.8 · Rex Zero and the end of the world 3.6.
- Rex Zero and the end of the world is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Life.
- Rex Zero and the end of the world has the widest readership — 138 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Life | Rex Zero and the end of the world | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (138) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Life | Rex Zero and the end of the world | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 138 |
| Editions | 12 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 80 |
| Reading it now | — | 2 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Wikipedia attention | 59302 | — |
| Pages | 400 | 186 |