Anne of Avonlea vs Little men: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: History, Fiction
Anne of Avonlea
“A TALL, SLIM girl, "half-past sixteen," with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August, firmly resolved to construe so many lines of Virgil.”
The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables series.Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to…
1 film adaptation
vs
Little men
The characters from Little Women grow up and begin new adventures at Plumfield, a progressive school founded by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Anne of Avonlea highest: Anne of Avonlea 4.2 · Little men 3.9.
- Anne of Avonlea has the widest readership — 234768 ratings behind its score.
- Little men runs the darker storyline; Anne of Avonlea stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Anne of Avonlea
234768 ratings vs 70044 for Little men
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Anne of Avonlea
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Little men
a darker storyline than Anne of Avonlea
Want something lighter?
Anne of Avonlea
an easier tone than Little men
Scores by source
| Anne of Avonlea | Little men | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (234768) | 3.9 (70044) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (231) | 3.6 (76) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1139) | 4.5 (622) |
Reception
| Anne of Avonlea | Little men | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 234768 | 70044 |
| Editions | 813 | 517 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 69510 | 53377 |
| Reading it now | 8340 | 2743 |
| Written reviews | 13019 | 3542 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6009 | 3909 |
| Pages | 244 | 276 |