Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vs Gone With the Wind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.”
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy…
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Gone With the Wind
“SCARLETT O'HARA was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.”
Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time, and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 15 for Gone With the Wind.
- Gone With the Wind has the widest readership — 1269875 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Gone With the Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (950141) | 4.3 (1269875) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1048) | 3.0 (40) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (4) | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (997) | 5.0 (28) |
Reception
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Gone With the Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 950141 | 1269875 |
| Editions | 221 | 362 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 258526 | 952729 |
| Reading it now | 9292 | — |
| Written reviews | 19702 | 28126 |
| Wikipedia attention | 76603 | 25618 |
| Pages | 178 | 824 |