A Canticle for Leibowitz vs Jokers Wild: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mutation, Science Fiction, Fiction
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred books". The monks preserve for centuries what little science there is, and have saved the…
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Jokers Wild
The streets of New York have erupted in celebration of Wild Card Day - the annual event held every September 15th to remember the dead and cherish the living. It is a day for fireworks and street fairs and parades, for…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Canticle for Leibowitz has the widest readership — 123534 ratings behind its score.
- A Canticle for Leibowitz runs the darker storyline; Jokers Wild stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Canticle for Leibowitz | Jokers Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (123534) | 3.9 (3744) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (21) | 4.0 (43) |
Reception
| A Canticle for Leibowitz | Jokers Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 123534 | 3744 |
| Editions | 72 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 123280 | 2858 |
| Reading it now | 3880 | 147 |
| Written reviews | 8199 | 169 |
| Wikipedia attention | 22572 | 68 |
| Pages | 320 | 384 |