Restart vs The Misfits: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Bullies, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Restart
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Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to…
The Misfits
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Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Restart highest: Restart 4.4 · The Misfits 3.8.
- The Misfits has the widest readership — 6606 ratings behind its score.
- Restart runs the darker storyline; The Misfits stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Restart | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (6606) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (39) | 3.7 (9) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (634) | 4.0 (107) |
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Reception
| Restart | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 634 | 6606 |
| Editions | 15 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7991 |
| Reading it now | — | 367 |
| Written reviews | — | 815 |
| Wikipedia attention | 285 | 77 |
| Pages | 256 | 274 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Restart or The Misfits?
Restart has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Restart 4.4/5, The Misfits 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Restart or The Misfits?
Restart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Restart (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); The Misfits (274 pages, ≈ 5 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Restart or The Misfits?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Restart: Easy; The Misfits: Light.