Humans, Bow Down vs Turned On: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Human-robot interaction, Robots
Humans, Bow Down
The Great War is over. The Robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices--they can submit and serve the vicious rulers they created or be banished to the Reserve, a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's…
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Turned On
"'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' Sunday Times The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Turned On is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Humans, Bow Down.
- Turned On has the widest readership — 409 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Humans, Bow Down | Turned On | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (409) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (13) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (47) | — |
Reception
| Humans, Bow Down | Turned On | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47 | 409 |
| Editions | 15 | 5 |
| Citations | — | 101 |
| Want to read | — | 1977 |
| Reading it now | — | 73 |
| Written reviews | — | 63 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 542 |
| Pages | 400 | 288 |