Artemis Fowl vs D: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Time Travel, Magic, Fiction
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is the first of a series of semi-realist novels produced by Eoin Colfer. They document the adventures of a precocious prodigal child of the criminal empire, Artemis Fowl. In this book, accompanied by his…
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D
From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series—a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Artemis Fowl is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 14 for D.
- Artemis Fowl has the widest readership — 566006 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Artemis Fowl | D | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (566006) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (31) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1906) | 4.0 (478) |
Reception
| Artemis Fowl | D | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 566006 | 478 |
| Editions | 93 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 221522 | — |
| Reading it now | 17808 | — |
| Written reviews | 14704 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 11322 | 1291 |
| Pages | 288 | 760 |