Solaris vs The People of the Crater: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Solaris

Solaris Stanisław Lem · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.0 235 pages · ≈ 4 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The People of the Crater

The People of the Crater Andre Norton · 2009 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 54 pages · ≈ 1 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Solaris higher: 4.0 vs 3.3 from 139639 votes.
The People of the Crater is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Solaris.

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