2001 vs The Poison Belt: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction
2001
A novel that proposes an idea about how the human race might have begun and where it might be headed...given a little help from out there. A colaboration of ideas with director Stanley Kubrick in the late 1960's it…
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The Poison Belt
Being an account of another adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr E. D. M alone, the discoverers of "The Lost World".
The verdict
- Readers rate 2001 highest: 2001 4.2 · The Poison Belt 3.9.
- The Poison Belt is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for 2001.
- 2001 has the widest readership — 343293 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 2001 | The Poison Belt | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (343293) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.1 (17) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (331) | 4.0 (98) |
Reception
| 2001 | The Poison Belt | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 343293 | 98 |
| Editions | 117 | 345 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 308140 | — |
| Pages | 220 | 83 |