All Day Is a Long Time vs The Fortress of Solitude: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drug abuse, Teenage boys, Fiction
All Day Is a Long Time
One of The Millions' "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" One of PureWow’s "10 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in January" One of BookShop.org's "Notable New Releases" One of The New York Times Book Review’s "16 New Books…
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The Fortress of Solitude
This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. They are friends and neighbors, but because Dylan is white and Mingus is black, their friendship is not simple. This is the story of their Brooklyn…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All Day Is a Long Time is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The Fortress of Solitude.
- The Fortress of Solitude has the widest readership — 24305 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All Day Is a Long Time | The Fortress of Solitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (24305) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.9 (68) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 3.5 (44) |
Reception
| All Day Is a Long Time | The Fortress of Solitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 24305 |
| Editions | 7 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 21 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 23 | 1449 |
| Pages | 256 | 511 |