Stardust vs Still Here: Which Should You Read?
Stardust
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E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high…
Still Here
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"Still Here . . . investigates the role and practices in contemporary culture of memoir focusing on illness, death, loss and other experiences of trauma; writing as cure, therapy, or healing narrative. Editors, Sue…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Stardust highest: Stardust 4.1 · Still Here 3.4.
- Stardust has the widest readership — 488385 ratings behind its score.
- Stardust runs the darker storyline; Still Here stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Stardust | Still Here | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (488385) | 3.4 (1000) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (11) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (529) | — |
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Reception
| Stardust | Still Here | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 488385 | 1000 |
| Editions | 62 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 414213 | — |
| Reading it now | 10063 | — |
| Written reviews | 29370 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5321 | 18 |
| Pages | 220 | 270 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Stardust or Still Here?
Stardust has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Stardust 4.1/5, Still Here 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Stardust or Still Here?
Stardust is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Stardust (220 pages, ≈ 4 h 04 m); Still Here (270 pages, ≈ 5 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Stardust or Still Here?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Stardust: Moderate; Still Here: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Stardust: 4 film adaptations; Still Here: no film adaptation on record.