Northern Lights vs The Invisible Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Experiments, Science, Science Fiction, Fiction
Northern Lights
In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose…
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The Invisible Man
This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.
The verdict
- Readers rate Northern Lights highest: Northern Lights 4.0 · The Invisible Man 3.6.
- The Invisible Man is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Northern Lights.
- Northern Lights has the widest readership — 1643789 ratings behind its score.
- Northern Lights runs the darker storyline; The Invisible Man stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Invisible Man
≈ 2h vs 7h for Northern Lights
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Northern Lights
1643789 ratings vs 224148 for The Invisible Man
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Northern Lights
4.0 vs 3.6 from readers
New to the genre?
Northern Lights
Light vs Challenging for The Invisible Man
In the mood for something dark?
Northern Lights
a darker storyline than The Invisible Man
Scores by source
| Northern Lights | The Invisible Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1643789) | 3.6 (224148) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (3777) |
Reception
| Northern Lights | The Invisible Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1643789 | 224148 |
| Editions | 148 | 563 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 646527 | 238136 |
| Pages | 404 | 124 |