Son of Man vs Special deliverance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction
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…
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Special deliverance
It all started when Professor Edward Lansing wanted to know who really wrote that great term paper on Shakespeare and learned that his student had bought it from a slot machine. Going to investigate, the good professor…
The verdict
- Readers rate Special deliverance highest: Special deliverance 3.7 · Son of Man 3.4.
- Special deliverance has the widest readership — 1119 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Son of Man | Special deliverance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (599) | 3.7 (1119) |
| Hardcover | 2.6 (5) | 3.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (23) |
Reception
| Son of Man | Special deliverance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 599 | 1119 |
| Editions | 14 | 13 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2815 | — |
| Pages | 212 | 217 |