Still Here vs The Windup Girl: Which Should You Read?
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Still Here
"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…
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The Windup Girl
What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In The Windup Girl, award-winning author Paolo…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Windup Girl highest: The Windup Girl 3.8 · Still Here 3.4.
- The Windup Girl has the widest readership — 79157 ratings behind its score.
- The Windup Girl runs the darker storyline; Still Here stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Windup Girl
79157 ratings vs 1000 for Still Here
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Windup Girl
3.8 vs 3.4 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
The Windup Girl
a darker storyline than Still Here
Want something lighter?
Still Here
an easier tone than The Windup Girl
Scores by source
| Still Here | The Windup Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (1000) | 3.8 (79157) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.8 (478) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (28) |
Reception
| Still Here | The Windup Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1000 | 79157 |
| Editions | 6 | 18 |
| Citations | — | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 90224 |
| Reading it now | — | 3623 |
| Written reviews | — | 7456 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18 | 3033 |
| Pages | 270 | 365 |