It Can't Happen Here vs State and Revolution: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Revolutions, Classics
It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius…
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State and Revolution
Lenin wrote ‘State and Revolution’ in 1917, while he was hiding from the Russian secret police. The book describes the inherent nature of the State as a tool for class oppression, a creation born of one social class’s…
The verdict
- Readers rate State and Revolution highest: State and Revolution 4.3 · It Can't Happen Here 3.8.
- State and Revolution is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for It Can't Happen Here.
- It Can't Happen Here has the widest readership — 26325 ratings behind its score.
- It Can't Happen Here runs the darker storyline; State and Revolution stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
State and Revolution
≈ 2h vs 6h for It Can't Happen Here
Just want the better-reviewed one?
State and Revolution
4.3 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
It Can't Happen Here
Challenging vs Demanding for State and Revolution
In the mood for something dark?
It Can't Happen Here
a darker storyline than State and Revolution
Want something lighter?
State and Revolution
an easier tone than It Can't Happen Here
Scores by source
| It Can't Happen Here | State and Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (26325) | 4.3 (20212) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (89) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (123) | 4.5 (25) |
Reception
| It Can't Happen Here | State and Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26325 | 20212 |
| Editions | 157 | 132 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 67501 | 43433 |
| Pages | 376 | 143 |