Among the Barons vs Long Way Down: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Brothers, Brothers and sisters, Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Among the Barons
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken. Its a hell of a mystery.
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Long Way Down
A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s “tour de force” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel…
The verdict
- Readers rate Long Way Down highest: Long Way Down 4.4 · Among the Barons 4.1.
- Among the Barons has the widest readership — 25047 ratings behind its score.
- Long Way Down reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 5 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Among the Barons | Long Way Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (25047) | 4.0 (11) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (41) | 4.2 (46) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (222) | 4.5 (538) |
Reception
| Among the Barons | Long Way Down | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25047 | 538 |
| Editions | 15 | 8 |
| Citations | 1 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7832 | 12 |
| Reading it now | 517 | — |
| Written reviews | 954 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 446 | 1424 |
| Pages | 182 | 208 |