Nexus vs Novacene: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Nonfiction
Nexus
From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our…
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Novacene
A fascinating new study from the originator of the Gaia Theory, “who conceived the first wholly new way of looking at life on earth since Charles Darwin” (Independent)One of the world’s leading scientific thinkers…
The verdict
- Readers rate Nexus highest: Nexus 4.3 · Novacene 3.8.
- Novacene is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Nexus.
- Novacene has the widest readership — 2577 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Nexus | Novacene | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1714) | 3.8 (2577) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (184) | 3.4 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (269) | 4.5 (10) |
Reception
| Nexus | Novacene | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1714 | 2577 |
| Editions | 10 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 5412 |
| Reading it now | — | 295 |
| Written reviews | — | 336 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2653 | 633 |
| Pages | 536 | 160 |