Fahrenheit 451 vs La Fiesta del Chivo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Political Fiction, Novela, Drama, Fiction
Fahrenheit 451
“It was a pleasure to burn.”
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are…
1 film adaptation
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La Fiesta del Chivo
"Novela histórica sobre los últimos días del general Rafael Leonidas Trujillo en la República Dominicana en 1961. El hilo conductor de la novela es el retorno a la isla de Urania Cabral, hija de un senador del…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate La Fiesta del Chivo highest: La Fiesta del Chivo 4.4 · Fahrenheit 451 4.0.
- Fahrenheit 451 is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for La Fiesta del Chivo.
- Fahrenheit 451 has the widest readership — 2974389 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fahrenheit 451 | La Fiesta del Chivo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2974389) | 4.4 (45238) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (4809) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1796) | 4.5 (56) |
Reception
| Fahrenheit 451 | La Fiesta del Chivo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2974389 | 45238 |
| Editions | 262 | 90 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1941444 | 64644 |
| Reading it now | 57539 | 3258 |
| Written reviews | 105127 | 4484 |
| Wikipedia attention | 94815 | 2407 |
| Pages | 185 | 465 |