Nana vs Swamp Thing: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Comic books, Graphic Novels, Fiction
Nana
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Publishers Weekly: Nana, Japan's most popular shojo (girl's) manga, is appearing in English for the first time. Nana Komatsu is a flaky young woman who's just emerged from an emotionally devastating affair with an…
Swamp Thing
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Created out of the Swamp by a freak accident, Swamp Thing is an elemental creature who uses the forces of nature and wisdom of the plant kingdom to fight the polluted world's self-destruction. Alan Moore took the Swamp…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Nana highest: Nana 4.5 · Swamp Thing 4.2.
- Swamp Thing has the widest readership — 29789 ratings behind its score.
- Swamp Thing runs the darker storyline; Nana stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Nana | Swamp Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (787) | 4.2 (29789) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (100) | 4.4 (28) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (17) | 4.5 (71) |
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Reception
| Nana | Swamp Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 787 | 29789 |
| Editions | 22 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 423 | 23450 |
| Reading it now | 76 | 1286 |
| Written reviews | 149 | 1708 |
| Wikipedia attention | 22453 | 6206 |
| Pages | 188 | 128 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nana or Swamp Thing?
Nana has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nana 4.5/5, Swamp Thing 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nana or Swamp Thing?
Swamp Thing is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Swamp Thing (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Nana (188 pages, ≈ 3 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Nana or Swamp Thing?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nana: Light; Swamp Thing: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Nana: 2 film adaptations; Swamp Thing: no film adaptation on record.