Blackout vs To Say Nothing of the Dog: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hugo Award Winner, American Fantasy fiction, Time Travel, England, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Blackout
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In her first novel since 2002, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds--great and small--of ordinary people who shape…
To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Connie Willis' entertaining comedy inspired by Jerome K. Jerome's [Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)][1]. [Robert A. Heinlein][2] mentioned the earlier work in [Have Spacesuit will Travel][3] as Kip's…
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The verdict
- Readers rate To Say Nothing of the Dog highest: To Say Nothing of the Dog 4.1 · Blackout 3.9.
- To Say Nothing of the Dog has the widest readership — 45610 ratings behind its score.
- Blackout runs the darker storyline; To Say Nothing of the Dog stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Blackout | To Say Nothing of the Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (27947) | 4.1 (45610) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (108) | 4.1 (229) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (111) | 4.5 (226) |
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Reception
| Blackout | To Say Nothing of the Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27947 | 45610 |
| Editions | 15 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 23795 | 55023 |
| Reading it now | 1220 | 2457 |
| Written reviews | 3701 | 5399 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1735 | 2115 |
| Pages | 502 | 512 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blackout or To Say Nothing of the Dog?
To Say Nothing of the Dog has the higher combined reader rating across sources (To Say Nothing of the Dog 4.1/5, Blackout 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blackout or To Say Nothing of the Dog?
Blackout is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Blackout (502 pages, ≈ 9 h 18 m); To Say Nothing of the Dog (512 pages, ≈ 9 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Blackout or To Say Nothing of the Dog?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blackout: Moderate; To Say Nothing of the Dog: Moderate.