On the Beach vs Tales of space and time: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of On the Beach

On the Beach Nevil Shute · 1957 ★★★★☆ 4.0 347 pages · ≈ 6 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of space and time

Tales of space and time H. G. Wells · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.7 205 pages · ≈ 3 h 48 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate On the Beach higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 51490 votes.
Tales of space and time is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for On the Beach.
On the Beach is the easier read (Moderate), Tales of space and time more demanding (Demanding).

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