The Fortress of Solitude vs The Voice of the Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Male friendship, Teenage boys, Friendship, Fiction
The Fortress of Solitude
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 Voice of the Night
No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. They were complete opposites. Colin was fascinated by Roy--and Roy was fascinated by death. Then one day Roy asked: "You ever killed anything?" And from that…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Voice of the Night is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The Fortress of Solitude.
- The Fortress of Solitude has the widest readership — 24305 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Fortress of Solitude | The Voice of the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (24305) | 4.0 (21019) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (68) | 3.7 (23) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (44) | — |
Reception
| The Fortress of Solitude | The Voice of the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24305 | 21019 |
| Editions | 13 | 38 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 21 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1449 | 268 |
| Pages | 511 | 277 |