Me, the Missing, and the Dead vs The real question: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Single-parent families, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction
Me, the Missing, and the Dead
Me: Lucas Swain—I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed. The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened…
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The real question
Fisher Brown, a sixteen-year-old over-achiever, is on the verge of academic burnout when he impulsively decides to stop cramming for the SATs for one weekend and accompany his ne'er-do-well neighbor to an out-of-town…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| Me, the Missing, and the Dead | The real question | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Me, the Missing, and the Dead | The real question | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | — |
| Editions | 6 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 47 | — |
| Pages | 224 | 249 |