How to Stop Time vs Player Piano: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
How to Stop Time
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history--performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with…
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Player Piano
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut -…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- How to Stop Time has the widest readership — 233754 ratings behind its score.
- Player Piano runs the darker storyline; How to Stop Time stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
How to Stop Time
233754 ratings vs 65751 for Player Piano
New to the genre?
How to Stop Time
Moderate vs Challenging for Player Piano
In the mood for something dark?
Player Piano
a darker storyline than How to Stop Time
Want something lighter?
How to Stop Time
an easier tone than Player Piano
Scores by source
| How to Stop Time | Player Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (233754) | 3.9 (65751) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (379) | 3.7 (235) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1332) | 4.0 (172) |
Reception
| How to Stop Time | Player Piano | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 233754 | 65751 |
| Editions | 13 | 70 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 224396 | 54732 |
| Reading it now | 17324 | 3260 |
| Written reviews | 23385 | 3994 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2187 | 6373 |
| Pages | 336 | 322 |