Armageddon 2419 AD vs The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
Armageddon 2419 AD
In Armageddon - 2419 A.D., Buck, a victim of accidental suspended animation, awakens five hundred years later to discover America groaning under the tyranny of the villainous Han, ruling from the safety of their armored…
1 film adaptation
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy highest: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 4.2 · Armageddon 2419 AD 3.4.
- Armageddon 2419 AD is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has the widest readership — 2070422 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Armageddon 2419 AD
≈ 1h vs 5h for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2070422 ratings vs 1323 for Armageddon 2419 AD
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4.2 vs 3.4 from readers
Scores by source
| Armageddon 2419 AD | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (1323) | 4.2 (2070422) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (108) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1216) |
Reception
| Armageddon 2419 AD | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1323 | 2070422 |
| Editions | 127 | 130 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1041 | 1155684 |
| Reading it now | 319 | 43208 |
| Written reviews | 183 | 60089 |
| Wikipedia attention | 723 | 66663 |
| Pages | 78 | 289 |