Exhalation vs Welcome to the Monkey House: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Exhalation

Exhalation Ted Chiang · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.3 338 pages · ≈ 6 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Welcome to the Monkey House

Welcome to the Monkey House Kurt Vonnegut · 1950 ★★★★☆ 4.2 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.

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