Leave Myself Behind vs The Fortress of Solitude: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Male friendship, Teenage boys, Friendship, Fiction
Leave Myself Behind
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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO NOAH YORK: "Anybody who tells you he doesn't have mixed feelings about his mother is either stupid or a liar." "Real life seldom makes me cry. The only thing that gets to me is the occasional…
The Fortress of Solitude
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This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. They are friends and neighbors, but because Dylan is white and Mingus is black, their friendship is not simple. This is the story of their Brooklyn…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Leave Myself Behind highest: Leave Myself Behind 4.1 · The Fortress of Solitude 3.8.
- Leave Myself Behind is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The Fortress of Solitude.
- The Fortress of Solitude has the widest readership — 24305 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Leave Myself Behind | The Fortress of Solitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (24305) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (5) | 3.9 (68) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (22) | 3.5 (44) |
Reception
| Leave Myself Behind | The Fortress of Solitude | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 24305 |
| Editions | 6 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 21 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 28 | 1449 |
| Pages | 252 | 511 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Leave Myself Behind or The Fortress of Solitude?
Leave Myself Behind has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Leave Myself Behind 4.1/5, The Fortress of Solitude 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Leave Myself Behind or The Fortress of Solitude?
Leave Myself Behind is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Leave Myself Behind (252 pages, ≈ 4 h 40 m); The Fortress of Solitude (511 pages, ≈ 9 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Leave Myself Behind or The Fortress of Solitude?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Leave Myself Behind: Moderate; The Fortress of Solitude: Moderate.