Fifty-one tales vs The Day of the Triffids: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Fiction
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The Day of the Triffids
“When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.”
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Day of the Triffids highest: The Day of the Triffids 4.0 · Fifty-one tales 3.7.
- Fifty-one tales is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Day of the Triffids.
- The Day of the Triffids has the widest readership — 120332 ratings behind its score.
- Fifty-one tales runs the darker storyline; The Day of the Triffids stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fifty-one tales | The Day of the Triffids | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (897) | 4.0 (120332) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (6) | 3.9 (400) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (32) |
Reception
| Fifty-one tales | The Day of the Triffids | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 897 | 120332 |
| Editions | 179 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1284 | 84937 |
| Reading it now | 332 | 2272 |
| Written reviews | 140 | 6608 |
| Wikipedia attention | 152 | 12280 |
| Pages | 111 | 270 |