The Girl with All the Gifts vs Walter Sherwood's Probation: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self-reliance, Coming-of-age, Fiction
The Girl with All the Gifts
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of…
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Walter Sherwood's Probation
Young Walter wastes his college days by putting good times ahead of study; when his guardian finds out, he forces Walter to quit school and look for a job in Chicago.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Walter Sherwood's Probation is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Girl with All the Gifts.
- The Girl with All the Gifts has the widest readership — 3490 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Girl with All the Gifts | Walter Sherwood's Probation | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (3490) | 3.9 (21) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (820) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
Reception
| The Girl with All the Gifts | Walter Sherwood's Probation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3490 | 21 |
| Editions | 20 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 18 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 29623 | — |
| Pages | 416 | 268 |