Cyrano de Bergerac vs R.U.R. and The insect play: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of…
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R.U.R. and The insect play
"In 1920 Čapek wrote what was to become his most famous work, the play 'R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)', a meditation on the themes of humanity and subjugation that introduced the 'robot'. He was prolific throughout…
The verdict
- Readers rate Cyrano de Bergerac highest: Cyrano de Bergerac 4.1 · R.U.R. and The insect play 3.7.
- Cyrano de Bergerac has the widest readership — 92811 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cyrano de Bergerac | R.U.R. and The insect play | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (92811) | 3.7 (265) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (113) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (69) | 4.0 (7) |
Reception
| Cyrano de Bergerac | R.U.R. and The insect play | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 92811 | 265 |
| Editions | 105 | 147 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 56212 | 139 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | 3968 | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18222 | — |
| Pages | 192 | 179 |