Mother Night vs Mothership: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
Mother Night
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife…
1 film adaptation
vs
Mothership
In 2074, while attending the Hanover School for Expecting Teen Mothers aboard an earth-orbiting spaceship, sixteen-year-old Elvie finds herself in the middle of an alien race war and makes a startling discovery about…
The verdict
- Readers rate Mother Night highest: Mother Night 4.2 · Mothership 3.6.
- Mother Night is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Mothership.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; Mothership stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Mother Night
≈ 3h vs 6h for Mothership
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Mother Night
4.2 vs 3.6 from readers
New to the genre?
Mothership
Light vs Moderate for Mother Night
In the mood for something dark?
Mother Night
a darker storyline than Mothership
Want something lighter?
Mothership
an easier tone than Mother Night
Scores by source
| Mother Night | Mothership | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (110884) | 3.5 (137) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (376) | 3.8 (5) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (398) | — |
Reception
| Mother Night | Mothership | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 110884 | 137 |
| Editions | 60 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 96533 | — |
| Reading it now | 2696 | — |
| Written reviews | 6424 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5376 | 3715 |
| Pages | 206 | 336 |