Little Dorrit vs Queenie Peavy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children of prisoners, Fathers and daughters, Children's fiction, Fiction
Little Dorrit
Upon its publication in 1857, Little Dorrit immediately outsold any of Dickens's previous books. The story of William Dorrit, imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea Prison, and his daughter and helpmate, Amy, or Little…
1 film adaptation
vs
Queenie Peavy
Tormented by taunts that her father is in prison, thirteen-year-old Queenie retaliates by causing a lot of trouble until she discovers something important about her father and herself.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Queenie Peavy is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 15 for Little Dorrit.
- Little Dorrit has the widest readership — 50482 ratings behind its score.
- Little Dorrit runs the darker storyline; Queenie Peavy stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Little Dorrit | Queenie Peavy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (50482) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (35) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (241) | — |
Reception
| Little Dorrit | Queenie Peavy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50482 | 1 |
| Editions | 305 | 8 |
| Citations | 12 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 57610 | — |
| Reading it now | 2801 | — |
| Written reviews | 2440 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 11978 | — |
| Pages | 833 | 159 |