The botanic garden vs The variation of animals and plants under domestication: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Botany, Plants, Natural history, Science
The botanic garden
One of the first popular science books, the intent of The Botanic Garden is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which…
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The variation of animals and plants under domestication
During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large…
The verdict
- Readers rate The botanic garden highest: The botanic garden 3.8 · The variation of animals and plants under domestication 3.6.
- The botanic garden is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The variation of animals and plants under domestication.
- The variation of animals and plants under domestication has the widest readership — 17 ratings behind its score.
- The variation of animals and plants under domestication reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 1724 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The botanic garden
≈ 5h vs 9h for The variation of animals and plants under domestication
New to the genre?
The variation of animals and plants under domestication
Challenging vs Demanding for The botanic garden
Want the literary heavyweight?
The variation of animals and plants under domestication
cited 1724 times vs 71 for The botanic garden
Scores by source
| The botanic garden | The variation of animals and plants under domestication | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4) | 3.2 (17) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| The botanic garden | The variation of animals and plants under domestication | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 17 |
| Editions | 38 | 41 |
| Citations | 71 | 1724 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 46 | 88 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 267 | 317 |
| Pages | 278 | 506 |