Eager vs Norby, the Mixed-up Robot: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Robots, Science Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Eager
It's the end of the 21st century where technocrats rule and robots take care of humans' every need. Your house watches you, knows your secrets, and talks to you. And your closest friend can be--a machine? Gavin Bell and…
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Norby, the Mixed-up Robot
Jeff Wells, a Space Academy student, and Norby, a second-hand robot with unusual abilities, find themselves involved in the sinister plans of Ing the Ingrate, who intends to take over the universe.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Norby, the Mixed-up Robot is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Eager.
- Eager has the widest readership — 1142 ratings behind its score.
- Eager runs the darker storyline; Norby, the Mixed-up Robot stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Eager | Norby, the Mixed-up Robot | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1142) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (34) | — |
Reception
| Eager | Norby, the Mixed-up Robot | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1142 | 8 |
| Editions | 9 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 656 | — |
| Reading it now | 76 | — |
| Written reviews | 160 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 76 | 192 |
| Pages | 288 | 96 |