Forward the Foundation vs To Have and Have Not: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ficción, American literature, Fiction

Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.3 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate

During the whole Foundation series, one man has always had his hand in the development of a galaxy. Merely hinted at in previous books, visited off and on for historical background - finally here delved into as deep as…

Psychohistory Prophecy Historians Ciencia-ficción

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To Have and Have Not Ernest Hemingway · 1741 ★★★★☆ 3.8 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Demanding

This 1936 novel tells the story of an American fishing boat skipper who dabbles in a little smuggling to make ends meet. In need of money for his family the captain reluctantly becomes agrees to smuggle a group of…

1 film adaptation

Smuggling Caribbean area

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate Forward the Foundation highest: Forward the Foundation 4.3 · To Have and Have Not 3.8.
To Have and Have Not is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Forward the Foundation.
Forward the Foundation has the widest readership — 487 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? To Have and Have Not ≈ 4h vs 8h for Forward the Foundation Just want the better-reviewed one? Forward the Foundation 4.3 vs 3.8 from readers New to the genre? Forward the Foundation Moderate vs Demanding for To Have and Have Not

Scores by source

	Forward the Foundation	To Have and Have Not
Hardcover	4.0 (353)	3.2 (61)
Google Books	5.0 (1)	4.5 (2)
Apple Books	4.5 (487)	4.0 (194)
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Reception

	Forward the Foundation	To Have and Have Not
Ratings	487	194
Editions	42	54
Citations	6	—
Film adaptations	1	1
Wikipedia attention	2604	4882
Pages	448	262
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Forward the Foundation or To Have and Have Not?

Forward the Foundation has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Forward the Foundation 4.3/5, To Have and Have Not 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Forward the Foundation or To Have and Have Not?

To Have and Have Not is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: To Have and Have Not (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m); Forward the Foundation (448 pages, ≈ 8 h 18 m).

Which is harder to read: Forward the Foundation or To Have and Have Not?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Forward the Foundation: Moderate; To Have and Have Not: Demanding.

Have both books been made into films?

Forward the Foundation: no film adaptation on record; To Have and Have Not: 5 film adaptations.