The Time Traveler's Wife vs The ugly little boy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Love, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife
“Imagine that you are living your life out of order.”
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Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The ugly little boy is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The Time Traveler's Wife.
- The Time Traveler's Wife has the widest readership — 1876590 ratings behind its score.
- The Time Traveler's Wife runs the darker storyline; The ugly little boy stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Time Traveler's Wife | The ugly little boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1876590) | 3.9 (3995) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.8 (14) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | 2.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (28) | — |
Reception
| The Time Traveler's Wife | The ugly little boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1876590 | 3995 |
| Editions | 36 | 13 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1163826 | 2444 |
| Reading it now | 16550 | 34 |
| Written reviews | 58314 | 223 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9881 | 727 |
| Pages | 543 | 352 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Time Traveler's Wife or The ugly little boy?
The Time Traveler's Wife has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Time Traveler's Wife 4.0/5, The ugly little boy 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Time Traveler's Wife or The ugly little boy?
The ugly little boy is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The ugly little boy (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m); The Time Traveler's Wife (543 pages, ≈ 10 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: The Time Traveler's Wife or The ugly little boy?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Time Traveler's Wife: Moderate; The ugly little boy: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
The Time Traveler's Wife: 4 film adaptations; The ugly little boy: no film adaptation on record.