Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel vs Wildlife: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: High schools, Teenage Girls, School Stories, Schools, Friendship, Young Adult

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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel Sara Farizan · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Light

When Leila develops a crush on a new female student she has to decide if her sexuality is something she wants to share with everyone else.

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Wildlife Fiona Wood · 2013 ★★★★☆ 3.7 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Light

Two sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university--one thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other…

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Side by side

The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Wildlife has the widest readership — 4621 ratings behind its score.
Wildlife runs the darker storyline; Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

In the mood for something dark? Wildlife a darker storyline than Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel Want something lighter? Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel an easier tone than Wildlife

Scores by source

	Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel	Wildlife
Goodreads	—	3.7 (4621)
Hardcover	3.4 (36)	4.5 (8)
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Reception

	Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel	Wildlife
Ratings	36	4621
Editions	8	5
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	4100
Reading it now	—	39
Written reviews	—	409
Wikipedia attention	—	7452
Pages	304	385
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel or Wildlife?

Wildlife has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Wildlife 3.7/5, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel or Wildlife?

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m); Wildlife (385 pages, ≈ 7 h 08 m).

Which is harder to read: Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel or Wildlife?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel: Light; Wildlife: Light.