Out of the Silent Planet vs The Poison Belt: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, British and irish fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Out of the Silent Planet

Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.0 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Poison Belt

The Poison Belt Arthur Conan Doyle · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.9 83 pages · ≈ 1 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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