The BFG vs Where the Wild Things Are: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction
The BFG
This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams.…
1 film adaptation
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Where the Wild Things Are
“The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him "WILD THING!”
This is an inspired children's book about a boy's passage through tempestuous aspects of life. Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Where the Wild Things Are is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The BFG.
- Where the Wild Things Are has the widest readership — 1086320 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The BFG | Where the Wild Things Are | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (539397) | 4.3 (1086320) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (530) | 4.2 (716) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (19) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (683) | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| The BFG | Where the Wild Things Are | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 539397 | 1086320 |
| Editions | 136 | 125 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 198443 | 327321 |
| Reading it now | — | 2749 |
| Written reviews | 13942 | 15192 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10574 | 15393 |
| Pages | 207 | 44 |