Herland vs The Coming Race: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Utopias, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction
Herland
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On the eve of WWI, three American male explorers stumble onto an all-female society somewhere in the distant reaches of the earth. Unable to believe their eyes, they promptly set out to find some men, convinced that…
The Coming Race
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The Coming Race, an early science-fiction work, with its superman race the Vril-ya descended from the same ancestors as the great Aryan family, from which in varied streams has flowed the dominant civilization of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Herland highest: Herland 3.5 · The Coming Race 3.3.
- Herland has the widest readership — 27596 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Herland | The Coming Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (27596) | 3.2 (1864) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (220) | — |
Reception
| Herland | The Coming Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27596 | 1864 |
| Editions | 627 | 262 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 27853 | 3666 |
| Reading it now | 1233 | — |
| Written reviews | 3322 | 278 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2414 | 11261 |
| Pages | 142 | 58 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Herland or The Coming Race?
Herland has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Herland 3.5/5, The Coming Race 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Herland or The Coming Race?
The Coming Race is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Coming Race (58 pages, ≈ 1 h 04 m); Herland (142 pages, ≈ 2 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Herland or The Coming Race?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Herland: Challenging; The Coming Race: Demanding.