Erewhon vs The Monikins: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Utopias, Classic Literature, Fiction
Erewhon
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Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character Higgs discovers an unknown country, the seeming utopia called Erewhon, Nowhere backwards…
The Monikins
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Described in the introduction as a manuscript sent to the author in Geneva, Switzerland, by a Viscount Householder in gratitude for the author's having saved the Viscount's beautiful wife from accidental death, this…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Monikins highest: The Monikins 3.5 · Erewhon 3.3.
- Erewhon is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Monikins.
Scores by source
| Erewhon | The Monikins | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.0 (14) |
| Hardcover | 2.9 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (14) | — |
Reception
| Erewhon | The Monikins | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 14 |
| Editions | 338 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 57 |
| Reading it now | — | 6 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12436 | 102 |
| Pages | 226 | 361 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Erewhon or The Monikins?
The Monikins has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Monikins 3.5/5, Erewhon 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Erewhon or The Monikins?
Erewhon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Erewhon (226 pages, ≈ 4 h 11 m); The Monikins (361 pages, ≈ 6 h 41 m).
Which is harder to read: Erewhon or The Monikins?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Erewhon: Demanding; The Monikins: Demanding.