My Best Friend is Invisible vs Thirsty: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghosts, Horror stories, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
My Best Friend is Invisible
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Sammy Jacobs is into ghosts and science fiction. Not exactly the smartest hobby--at least not if you ask Sammy's parents. They're research scientists and they only believe in real science. But now Sammy's met someone…
Thirsty
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All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown…
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The verdict
- Readers rate My Best Friend is Invisible highest: My Best Friend is Invisible 3.6 · Thirsty 3.3.
- My Best Friend is Invisible is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Thirsty.
- Thirsty has the widest readership — 4319 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| My Best Friend is Invisible | Thirsty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (3652) | 3.2 (4319) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (9) | 3.0 (13) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (9) |
Reception
| My Best Friend is Invisible | Thirsty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3652 | 4319 |
| Editions | 8 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3427 | — |
| Reading it now | 82 | — |
| Written reviews | 216 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 121 |
| Pages | 122 | 249 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: My Best Friend is Invisible or Thirsty?
My Best Friend is Invisible has the higher combined reader rating across sources (My Best Friend is Invisible 3.6/5, Thirsty 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: My Best Friend is Invisible or Thirsty?
My Best Friend is Invisible is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: My Best Friend is Invisible (122 pages, ≈ 2 h 16 m); Thirsty (249 pages, ≈ 4 h 37 m).
Which is harder to read: My Best Friend is Invisible or Thirsty?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — My Best Friend is Invisible: Light; Thirsty: Light.