Cape Cod vs Player Piano: Which Should You Read?
Cape Cod
Thoreau's account of his travels and explorations on Cape Cod is considered his most genial book, and one of his most appealing. Published in 1865 after his death, Thoreau's CAPE COD remains an indispensable guide to…
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Player Piano
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut -…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Cape Cod is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Player Piano.
- Player Piano has the widest readership — 65751 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cape Cod | Player Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1340) | 3.9 (65751) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | 3.7 (235) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (5) | 4.0 (172) |
Reception
| Cape Cod | Player Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1340 | 65751 |
| Editions | 182 | 70 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2111 | 54732 |
| Reading it now | 271 | 3260 |
| Written reviews | 176 | 3994 |
| Wikipedia attention | 35638 | 6373 |
| Pages | 152 | 322 |