Shredderman vs The Misfits: Which Should You Read?
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Shredderman
Alvin Bixby: Hulking, knuckles of steel, hideous breath, foul temper. Kids call him: Bubba. Nolan Byrd: Puny, power walker, math genius, can’t keep shoes tied. Kids call him: Nerd.Bubba has been the bane of Nolan’s…
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The Misfits
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate Shredderman highest: Shredderman 4.3 · The Misfits 3.8.
- The Misfits has the widest readership — 6606 ratings behind its score.
- Shredderman runs the darker storyline; The Misfits stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Shredderman | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (6606) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (9) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 3.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (50) | 4.0 (107) |
Reception
| Shredderman | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50 | 6606 |
| Editions | 8 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7991 |
| Reading it now | — | 367 |
| Written reviews | — | 815 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1073 | 77 |
| Pages | 169 | 274 |