No Laughter Here vs Unbelievable: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Friendship -- Fiction, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
No Laughter Here
“Did you ever cross your fingers and play that game in your head: If the last Life Saver in the roll is pineapple, then the letter will come this week.”
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Even though they were born in different countries, Akilah and Victoria are true best friends. But Victoria has been acting strange ever since she returned from her summer in Nigeria, where she had a special…
Unbelievable
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Four pretty little liars' charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily's been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria's boyfriend is behind bars—because of her. Spencer's afraid…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- No Laughter Here is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Unbelievable.
- Unbelievable has the widest readership — 69062 ratings behind its score.
- No Laughter Here runs the darker storyline; Unbelievable stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| No Laughter Here | Unbelievable | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (600) | 4.0 (69062) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 3.8 (75) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | 4.5 (584) |
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Reception
| No Laughter Here | Unbelievable | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 600 | 69062 |
| Editions | 10 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1059 | 34343 |
| Reading it now | 16 | 1317 |
| Written reviews | 110 | 3029 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 152 |
| Pages | 133 | 352 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: No Laughter Here or Unbelievable?
No Laughter Here has the higher combined reader rating across sources (No Laughter Here 4.1/5, Unbelievable 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: No Laughter Here or Unbelievable?
No Laughter Here is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: No Laughter Here (133 pages, ≈ 2 h 28 m); Unbelievable (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: No Laughter Here or Unbelievable?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — No Laughter Here: Light; Unbelievable: Light.