Starship Troopers vs Wolf among the stars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Space Warfare, Extraterrestrial beings, Science Fiction, Fiction
Starship Troopers
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Starship Troopers takes place in the midst of an interstellar war between the Terran Federation of Earth and the Arachnids (referred to as "The Bugs") of Klendathu. It is narrated as a series of flashbacks by Juan Rico,…
Wolf among the stars
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"A near-future Earth has shaken off the devastating colonization by alien Lokaran invaders and totalitarian rule by the alien's human puppets. But now Earth is flung into galactic intrigue and war. The Lokaran empire…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Starship Troopers highest: Starship Troopers 4.0 · Wolf among the stars 3.7.
- Starship Troopers has the widest readership — 251602 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Starship Troopers | Wolf among the stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (251602) | 3.6 (88) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (986) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1453) | 4.0 (12) |
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Reception
| Starship Troopers | Wolf among the stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 251602 | 88 |
| Editions | 60 | 1 |
| Citations | 68 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 119773 | 58 |
| Reading it now | 4968 | 5 |
| Written reviews | 9240 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 67191 | — |
| Pages | 368 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Starship Troopers or Wolf among the stars?
Starship Troopers has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Starship Troopers 4.0/5, Wolf among the stars 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: Starship Troopers or Wolf among the stars?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Starship Troopers: Moderate; Wolf among the stars: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Starship Troopers: 1 film adaptation; Wolf among the stars: no film adaptation on record.