Star Maker vs The Poison Belt: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Science fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction
Star Maker
“One night when I had tasted bitterness I went out on to the hill.”
After reading "Last and First Men", I approached Olaf's next masterpiece, "Star Maker" ( first published in 1937), with some disbelief as to how on earth he could possibly better the span, pathos and magnanimity he had…
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The Poison Belt
Being an account of another adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr E. D. M alone, the discoverers of "The Lost World".
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Star Maker has the widest readership — 9798 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Star Maker | The Poison Belt | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9798) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (62) | 3.1 (17) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (15) | 4.0 (98) |
Reception
| Star Maker | The Poison Belt | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9798 | 98 |
| Editions | 77 | 345 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 26596 | — |
| Reading it now | 1575 | — |
| Written reviews | 1041 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3886 | 770 |
| Pages | — | 83 |