Darker than you think vs The Evolution of Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human evolution, Origin, Human beings
Darker than you think
Who is the Child of Night? That's what small-town reporter Will Barbee must find out. Inexorably drawn into investigating a rash of grisly deaths, he soon finds himself embroiled in something far beyond mortal…
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The Evolution of Man
Ernst Haeckel's The Evolution of Man is a bold, richly illustrated exploration of human origins that joins embryology, comparative anatomy, and evolutionary theory in a single sweeping argument. From the fertilized ovum…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Evolution of Man highest: The Evolution of Man 3.9 · Darker than you think 3.5.
- Darker than you think has the widest readership — 1565 ratings behind its score.
- Darker than you think runs the darker storyline; The Evolution of Man stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Darker than you think | The Evolution of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (1565) | 4.0 (29) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.8 (4) |
Reception
| Darker than you think | The Evolution of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1565 | 29 |
| Editions | 11 | 30 |
| Citations | — | 53 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2414 | 157 |
| Reading it now | 52 | 7 |
| Written reviews | 213 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 401 | 232 |
| Pages | 268 | 276 |