Cosmos vs The Fabric of the Cosmos: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Kosmologie, Cosmology, Astronomy, Popular works, Science
Cosmos
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern…
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and entertaining: it is highly recommended' the Independent'(Greene) send(s) the reader's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Cosmos is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for The Fabric of the Cosmos.
- Cosmos has the widest readership — 163219 ratings behind its score.
- Cosmos runs the darker storyline; The Fabric of the Cosmos stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cosmos | The Fabric of the Cosmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (163219) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.1 (97) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (290) | 4.5 (99) |
Reception
| Cosmos | The Fabric of the Cosmos | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 163219 | 99 |
| Editions | 74 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 275575 | — |
| Reading it now | 12732 | — |
| Written reviews | 5493 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4647 | 944 |
| Pages | 227 | 582 |