Looking Backward vs Looking Backward, 2000-1887: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Two thousand, Social problems, Utopias, Boston, Time Travel, Science Fiction
Looking Backward
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The book tells the story of Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. He finds himself in the…
Looking Backward, 2000-1887
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A man being put into a hypnotic sleep, is awakened 113 years later to an entirely new social structure.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Looking Backward highest: Looking Backward 3.7 · Looking Backward, 2000-1887 3.3.
- Looking Backward, 2000-1887 has the widest readership — 7079 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Looking Backward | Looking Backward, 2000-1887 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (7079) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (18) | 3.2 (18) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (22) | — |
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Reception
| Looking Backward | Looking Backward, 2000-1887 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22 | 7079 |
| Editions | 21 | 68 |
| Citations | — | 189 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3230 | — |
| Pages | 188 | 237 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Looking Backward or Looking Backward, 2000-1887?
Looking Backward has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Looking Backward 3.7/5, Looking Backward, 2000-1887 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Looking Backward or Looking Backward, 2000-1887?
Looking Backward is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Looking Backward (188 pages, ≈ 3 h 29 m); Looking Backward, 2000-1887 (237 pages, ≈ 4 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Looking Backward or Looking Backward, 2000-1887?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Looking Backward: Moderate; Looking Backward, 2000-1887: Challenging.