Life of Pi vs Tigers at Twilight: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tiger, Tigers, Fiction
Life of Pi
“My suffering left me sad and gloomy.”
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a…
1 film adaptation
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Tigers at Twilight
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Tigers at Twilight is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Life of Pi.
- Life of Pi has the widest readership — 1784421 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Life of Pi | Tigers at Twilight | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (1784421) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (1589) | 4.2 (13) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (39) | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (116) | 4.0 (130) |
Reception
| Life of Pi | Tigers at Twilight | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1784421 | 130 |
| Editions | 115 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 884954 | — |
| Reading it now | 28669 | — |
| Written reviews | 58825 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 54450 | — |
| Pages | 392 | 72 |