After James vs Four: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dystopias, Dystopian, Science Fiction
After James
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A neuroscientist walks out of her life and isolates herself in the woods, intending to blow the whistle on a pharmaceutical company and its creativity drug gone wrong. A recently orphaned graduate school dropout is…
Four
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This collection of stories follows Four, also known as Tobias Eaton. If you enjoyed the Divergent series, you will love reading the story you know and love in Tobias' view.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Four highest: Four 4.4 · After James 3.0.
- Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for After James.
- Four has the widest readership — 788 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| After James | Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 2.9 (268) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.9 (89) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (788) |
Reception
| After James | Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 268 | 788 |
| Editions | 1 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 598 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 73 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 47565 |
| Pages | 388 | 256 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: After James or Four?
Four has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Four 4.4/5, After James 3.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: After James or Four?
Four is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Four (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); After James (388 pages, ≈ 7 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: After James or Four?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — After James: Moderate; Four: Light.