Dandelion Wine vs World's fair: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boys, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Dandelion Wine
The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a…
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World's fair
Recalls a certain New York City boyhood in the 1930s, through the eyes of the child himself and then him as an adult trying to reconstruct the past.
The verdict
- Readers rate Dandelion Wine highest: Dandelion Wine 4.1 · World's fair 3.9.
- Dandelion Wine has the widest readership — 81444 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dandelion Wine | World's fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (81444) | 3.9 (5055) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (127) | 4.0 (83) |
Reception
| Dandelion Wine | World's fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 81444 | 5055 |
| Editions | 61 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 111781 | — |
| Written reviews | 8138 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 10446 | 447 |
| Pages | 221 | 288 |