Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse vs Ramona the Brave: Which Should You Read?
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
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Ramona the Brave
“Ramona Quimby, brave and fearless, was half running, half skipping to keep up with her big sister Beatrice on their way home from the park.”
Ramona the Brave is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the third book in the Ramona series, and follows Ramona Quimby and her classmates (some of them were in her kindergarten class for the previous…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Ramona the Brave.
- Ramona the Brave has the widest readership — 58540 ratings behind its score.
- Ramona the Brave runs the darker storyline; Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
≈ 1h vs 3h for Ramona the Brave
New to the genre?
Ramona the Brave
Light vs Moderate for Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
In the mood for something dark?
Ramona the Brave
a darker storyline than Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Want something lighter?
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
an easier tone than Ramona the Brave
Scores by source
| Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | Ramona the Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (30349) | 4.1 (58540) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (19) | 3.9 (47) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (149) |
Reception
| Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | Ramona the Brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30349 | 58540 |
| Editions | 36 | 45 |
| Citations | — | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4597 | 6318 |
| Reading it now | 83 | 606 |
| Written reviews | 1240 | 1140 |
| Wikipedia attention | 242 | 395 |
| Pages | 32 | 176 |