The Misfits vs Wendy and the Bullies: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Bullies, School Stories, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
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…
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Wendy and the Bullies
Wendy's troubles with bullies in and out of school reach the point where she is afraid to go to school.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wendy and the Bullies is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Misfits.
- The Misfits has the widest readership — 6606 ratings behind its score.
- Wendy and the Bullies runs the darker storyline; The Misfits stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Misfits | Wendy and the Bullies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (6606) | 3.8 (63) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (9) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (107) | — |
Reception
| The Misfits | Wendy and the Bullies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6606 | 63 |
| Editions | 16 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7991 | 55 |
| Reading it now | 367 | — |
| Written reviews | 815 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 77 | — |
| Pages | 274 | 128 |