Four vs The Midnight Factory: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Loyalty, Dystopian, Identity, Science Fiction
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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 Midnight Factory
“‘Did you see the hanging?’ It was dark, and he narrowed his eyes in the glare of the strobe lights behind her. He paused, drawing vapour into his lungs before exhaling a rehearsed suspension. ‘Don’t think so.’ His voice was flat. Anouk considered him for a moment. What was it with dealers? ‘Her head fucking came off, mate. It’s not like you could have missed it,’ she said through clenched te”
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Shimmer makes you forget—until it takes everything. In the near-future and rain-soaked New Albion, shimmer is both escape and enslavement—and the Bureau for Virtue, always watching, ensures the world stays…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Four highest: Four 4.4 · The Midnight Factory 4.0.
- Four has the widest readership — 788 ratings behind its score.
- The Midnight Factory runs the darker storyline; Four stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Four | The Midnight Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (30) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (89) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (788) | — |
Reception
| Four | The Midnight Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 788 | 30 |
| Editions | 44 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 6341 |
| Reading it now | — | 13 |
| Written reviews | — | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | 47565 | — |
| Pages | 256 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Four or The Midnight Factory?
Four has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Four 4.4/5, The Midnight Factory 4.0/5).
Which is harder to read: Four or The Midnight Factory?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Four: Light; The Midnight Factory: Moderate.