Behold the Man vs On the Beach: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Roman, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Behold the Man

Behold the Man Michael Moorcock · 1968 ★★★★☆ 3.7 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of On the Beach

On the Beach Nevil Shute · 1957 ★★★★☆ 4.0 347 pages · ≈ 6 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate On the Beach higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 51490 votes.
Behold the Man is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for On the Beach.

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