Last and First Men vs The silver metal lover: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction
Last and First Men
“... For love of France was the undoing of the French. They prized the truly admirable spirit of France so extravagantly, that they regarded all other nations as barbarians.”
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One of the most succinct and accurate renderings of mankind's present state of mind and future progression. It documents the future of man from the start of WW2 and continues until the Sun engulfs the earth, and beyond.…
The silver metal lover
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Jane feels adrift in the upper class of her dystopian society until she meets a robot built for pleasure she suspects is more than the sum of his parts. Can a girl truly love a machine? And can the machine love her back?
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Last and First Men has the widest readership — 7206 ratings behind its score.
- Last and First Men runs the darker storyline; The silver metal lover stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Last and First Men | The silver metal lover | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (7206) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (39) | 3.8 (18) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.0 (16) |
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Reception
| Last and First Men | The silver metal lover | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7206 | 18 |
| Editions | 72 | 7 |
| Citations | 45 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16739 | — |
| Reading it now | 789 | — |
| Written reviews | 681 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5402 | — |
| Pages | — | 216 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last and First Men or The silver metal lover?
The silver metal lover has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The silver metal lover 3.8/5, Last and First Men 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: Last and First Men or The silver metal lover?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last and First Men: Challenging; The silver metal lover: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Last and First Men: 4 film adaptations; The silver metal lover: no film adaptation on record.