Fahrenheit 451 vs The Adult: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Fahrenheit 451
“It was a pleasure to burn.”
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Adult
It's her first year of college - her first real time away from home - and Natalie isn't quite sure what to do. She's learning how to be an adult, without anyone to really show her the way. Nora is an older woman - a…
The verdict
- Readers rate Fahrenheit 451 highest: Fahrenheit 451 4.0 · The Adult 3.8.
- Fahrenheit 451 is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Adult.
- Fahrenheit 451 has the widest readership — 2974389 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fahrenheit 451 | The Adult | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2974389) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (4809) | 3.0 (9) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1796) | 4.0 (19) |
Reception
| Fahrenheit 451 | The Adult | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2974389 | 19 |
| Editions | 262 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1941444 | — |
| Reading it now | 57539 | — |
| Written reviews | 105127 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 94815 | 37 |
| Pages | 185 | 311 |