Galatea 2.2 vs You Can't Go Home Again: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Novelists, Novelists, Fiction
Galatea 2.2
Galatea 2.2 is a 1995 pseudo-autobiographical novel by American writer Richard Powers and a contemporary reworking of the Pygmalion myth. The books narrator shares the same name as Powers, with the book referencing…
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You Can't Go Home Again
You Cant Go Home Again is a novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously on September18, 1940. The novel was extracted by Edward Aswell, Wolfes editor, from the contents of his vast unpublished manuscript The October…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Galatea 2.2 is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 13 for You Can't Go Home Again.
- Galatea 2.2 has the widest readership — 3591 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Galatea 2.2 | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3591) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (21) | 3.4 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (18) | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| Galatea 2.2 | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3591 | 12 |
| Editions | 14 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 329 | 727 |