Just So Stories vs Pied Piper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Just So Stories
Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
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Pied Piper
The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his plans adds a new child…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Pied Piper highest: Pied Piper 4.3 · Just So Stories 4.0.
- Just So Stories is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Pied Piper.
- Just So Stories has the widest readership — 50016 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Just So Stories | Pied Piper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (50016) | 4.3 (5472) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (83) | 4.5 (46) |
Reception
| Just So Stories | Pied Piper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50016 | 5472 |
| Editions | 245 | 36 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20461 | — |
| Reading it now | 2199 | — |
| Written reviews | 1861 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4018 | 383 |
| Pages | 113 | 304 |