High Fidelity vs Theophilus North: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Men, Young men, Fiction
High Fidelity
“These were the ones that really hurt.”
Nick Hornby's first novel, an international bestseller and instantly recognized by critics and readers alike as a classic, helps to explain men to women, and men to men. Rob is good on music: he owns a small record shop…
1 film adaptation
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Theophilus North
A young man drifts into Newport and in his short stay of four months gently influences the lives of various people during the 1920's.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- High Fidelity has the widest readership — 219327 ratings behind its score.
- Theophilus North runs the darker storyline; High Fidelity stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| High Fidelity | Theophilus North | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (219327) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (235) | 4.5 (11) |
Reception
| High Fidelity | Theophilus North | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 219327 | 11 |
| Editions | 66 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 113788 | — |
| Reading it now | 3145 | — |
| Written reviews | 10055 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5561 | 348 |
| Pages | 314 | 374 |