Stardust vs The Others: Which Should You Read?
Stardust
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The Others
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Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Stardust highest: Stardust 4.1 · The Others 3.7.
- Stardust has the widest readership — 488385 ratings behind its score.
- Stardust runs the darker storyline; The Others stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Stardust | The Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (488385) | 3.7 (119) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (529) | — |
Reception
| Stardust | The Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 488385 | 119 |
| Editions | 62 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 414213 | 4586 |
| Reading it now | 10063 | 146 |
| Written reviews | 29370 | 32 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5321 | 258 |
| Pages | 220 | 229 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Stardust or The Others?
Stardust has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Stardust 4.1/5, The Others 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Stardust or The Others?
Stardust is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Stardust (220 pages, ≈ 4 h 04 m); The Others (229 pages, ≈ 4 h 14 m).
Which is harder to read: Stardust or The Others?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Stardust: Moderate; The Others: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Stardust: 4 film adaptations; The Others: no film adaptation on record.