Native speaker vs The Sun is Also a Star: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Korean Americans, New york, Fiction

Native speaker Chang-rae Lee · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.7 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate

Korean-American Henry Park is a "surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, yellow peril: neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy ..." or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon…

Individuality Aliens Private investigators Spy Fiction

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The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon · 2016 ★★★★☆ 4.3 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Light

Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in…

1 film adaptation

Emotions & Feelings Illegal aliens Social issues Emigration and immigration

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate The Sun is Also a Star highest: The Sun is Also a Star 4.3 · Native speaker 3.7.
Native speaker has the widest readership — 9402 ratings behind its score.
Native speaker runs the darker storyline; The Sun is Also a Star stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? The Sun is Also a Star 4.3 vs 3.7 from readers New to the genre? The Sun is Also a Star Light vs Moderate for Native speaker In the mood for something dark? Native speaker a darker storyline than The Sun is Also a Star Want something lighter? The Sun is Also a Star an easier tone than Native speaker

Scores by source

	Native speaker	The Sun is Also a Star
Goodreads	3.7 (9402)	—
Hardcover	3.4 (11)	3.9 (285)
Google Books	—	4.5 (2)
Apple Books	4.0 (39)	4.5 (954)

Reception

	Native speaker	The Sun is Also a Star
Ratings	9402	954
Editions	9	22
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	18166	—
Reading it now	654	—
Written reviews	955	—
Wikipedia attention	814	938
Pages	336	384

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Native speaker or The Sun is Also a Star?

The Sun is Also a Star has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Sun is Also a Star 4.3/5, Native speaker 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Native speaker or The Sun is Also a Star?

Native speaker is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Native speaker (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m); The Sun is Also a Star (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).

Which is harder to read: Native speaker or The Sun is Also a Star?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Native speaker: Moderate; The Sun is Also a Star: Light.

Have both books been made into films?

Native speaker: no film adaptation on record; The Sun is Also a Star: 4 film adaptations.