Robots and Empire vs The Time Traveler's Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
Robots and Empire
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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…
The Time Traveler's Wife
“Imagine that you are living your life out of order.”
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Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Robots and Empire highest: Robots and Empire 4.2 · The Time Traveler's Wife 4.0.
- The Time Traveler's Wife has the widest readership — 1876590 ratings behind its score.
- The Time Traveler's Wife runs the darker storyline; Robots and Empire stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Robots and Empire | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (37527) | 4.0 (1876590) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (273) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (28) |
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Reception
| Robots and Empire | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37527 | 1876590 |
| Editions | 26 | 36 |
| Citations | 54 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19098 | 1163826 |
| Reading it now | 575 | 16550 |
| Written reviews | 1440 | 58314 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2458 | 9881 |
| Pages | 507 | 543 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Robots and Empire or The Time Traveler's Wife?
Robots and Empire has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Robots and Empire 4.2/5, The Time Traveler's Wife 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Robots and Empire or The Time Traveler's Wife?
Robots and Empire is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Robots and Empire (507 pages, ≈ 9 h 23 m); The Time Traveler's Wife (543 pages, ≈ 10 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: Robots and Empire or The Time Traveler's Wife?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Robots and Empire: Moderate; The Time Traveler's Wife: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Robots and Empire: no film adaptation on record; The Time Traveler's Wife: 4 film adaptations.