Solaris vs The ship of Ishtar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Life on other planets, Science Fiction, Fiction
Solaris
“At 19.00 hours, ship's time, I made my way to the launching bay.”
The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a…
1 film adaptation
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The ship of Ishtar
The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels.
The verdict
- Readers rate Solaris highest: Solaris 4.0 · The ship of Ishtar 3.6.
- Solaris has the widest readership — 139639 ratings behind its score.
- Solaris runs the darker storyline; The ship of Ishtar stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Solaris | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (139639) | 3.6 (672) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (23) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (142) | — |
Reception
| Solaris | The ship of Ishtar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 139639 | 672 |
| Editions | 86 | 104 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 161638 | 888 |
| Reading it now | 6058 | 50 |
| Written reviews | 11016 | 90 |
| Wikipedia attention | 15777 | 421 |
| Pages | 235 | 309 |