I, Robot vs I Sing the Body Electric!: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Fiction
I, Robot
“I looked at my notes and I didn't like them.”
I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction…
4 film adaptations
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I Sing the Body Electric!
Eighteen stories with bizarre and whimsical themes which transcend time and space.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- I, Robot has the widest readership — 389169 ratings behind its score.
- I, Robot has the bigger screen life — 4 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| I, Robot | I Sing the Body Electric! | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (389169) | 4.2 (265) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (1450) | 3.7 (36) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (792) | 4.0 (27) |
Reception
| I, Robot | I Sing the Body Electric! | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 389169 | 265 |
| Editions | 99 | 39 |
| Film adaptations | 4 | 1 |
| Want to read | 304938 | — |
| Reading it now | 10206 | — |
| Written reviews | 13496 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 16028 | 954 |
| Pages | 220 | 305 |