Robots and Empire vs The chemistry of tears: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Novela, Robots, Fiction
Robots and Empire
Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio…
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The chemistry of tears
London, 2010. Grieving the loss of her lover, Swinburne museum curator Catherine Gehrig is given a special project--bring back to life an automaton whose original owner, 19th century Englishman Henry Brandling, was also…
The verdict
- Readers rate Robots and Empire highest: Robots and Empire 4.2 · The chemistry of tears 3.0.
- The chemistry of tears is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Robots and Empire.
- Robots and Empire has the widest readership — 37527 ratings behind its score.
- Robots and Empire reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 54 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The chemistry of tears
≈ 5h vs 9h for Robots and Empire
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Robots and Empire
37527 ratings vs 4280 for The chemistry of tears
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Robots and Empire
4.2 vs 3.0 from readers
Want the literary heavyweight?
Robots and Empire
cited 54 times vs 2 for The chemistry of tears
Scores by source
| Robots and Empire | The chemistry of tears | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (37527) | 3.0 (4280) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (273) | 3.5 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (33) |
Reception
| Robots and Empire | The chemistry of tears | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37527 | 4280 |
| Editions | 26 | 17 |
| Citations | 54 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19098 | — |
| Reading it now | 575 | — |
| Written reviews | 1440 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2458 | 152 |
| Pages | 507 | 288 |