Maus I vs Preludes & Nocturnes: Which Should You Read?
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Maus I
“I went out to see my Father in Rego Park.”
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
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Preludes & Nocturnes
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo. The series centers on Morpheus (Dream of the Endless). Dream is imprisoned for decades by an occultist…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Maus I has the widest readership — 385363 ratings behind its score.
- Maus I runs the darker storyline; Preludes & Nocturnes stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Maus I | Preludes & Nocturnes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (385363) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.6 (324) | 4.3 (816) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (311) |
Reception
| Maus I | Preludes & Nocturnes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 385363 | 816 |
| Editions | 66 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 240149 | — |
| Reading it now | 2984 | — |
| Written reviews | 11855 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 20373 | 709 |
| Pages | 296 | 240 |