Matilda vs The homework Machine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Écoles, Humorous stories, Schools, Fiction
Matilda
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
1 film adaptation
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The homework Machine
Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.
The verdict
- Readers rate Matilda highest: Matilda 4.3 · The homework Machine 3.9.
- Matilda has the widest readership — 27951 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Matilda | The homework Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (27951) | 3.9 (9398) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (993) | 4.0 (10) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 4.5 (15) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (868) | 4.5 (221) |
Reception
| Matilda | The homework Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27951 | 9398 |
| Editions | 149 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 381368 | 3220 |
| Reading it now | — | 280 |
| Written reviews | 27951 | 661 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18873 | — |
| Pages | 242 | 146 |