Five Little Pigs vs The Hollow: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, Investigation, England, English literature
Five Little Pigs
Sixteen years after Caroline Crale has been convicted of the murder of her husband, Amyas Crale, her daughter, Carla Lemarchant, approaches Poirot to investigate the case. Poirot embarks optimistically upon an…
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The Hollow
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Hollow;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Five Little Pigs has the widest readership — 98380 ratings behind its score.
- The Hollow runs the darker storyline; Five Little Pigs stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Five Little Pigs | The Hollow | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (98380) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (239) | 3.6 (101) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (37) | 4.5 (43) |
Reception
| Five Little Pigs | The Hollow | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 98380 | 101 |
| Editions | 111 | 107 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 53417 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 280 |