Mother Night vs Son of Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction
Mother Night
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife…
1 film adaptation
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Son of Man
1972 Locus Poll Award nominee, best SF novel IN THE BEGINNING... there was no Brooklyn, no St. Louis, no Shakespeare, no moon, no hunger, no death... IN THE BEGINNING... there were no real men, no real women, nothing…
The verdict
- Readers rate Mother Night highest: Mother Night 4.2 · Son of Man 3.4.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; Son of Man stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mother Night | Son of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (110884) | 3.4 (599) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (376) | 2.6 (5) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (398) | — |
Reception
| Mother Night | Son of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 110884 | 599 |
| Editions | 60 | 14 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 96533 | — |
| Reading it now | 2696 | — |
| Written reviews | 6424 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5376 | 2815 |
| Pages | 206 | 212 |