Starship Troopers vs The Deep: 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,…
The Deep
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"A strange plague called the 'Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget--small things at first, like where they left their keys...then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Starship Troopers highest: Starship Troopers 4.0 · The Deep 3.4.
- Starship Troopers has the widest readership — 251602 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Starship Troopers | The Deep | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (251602) | 3.4 (46120) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (986) | 3.4 (153) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1453) | 3.5 (446) |
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Reception
| Starship Troopers | The Deep | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 251602 | 46120 |
| Editions | 60 | 9 |
| Citations | 68 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 119773 | — |
| Reading it now | 4968 | — |
| Written reviews | 9240 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 67191 | 440 |
| Pages | 368 | 400 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Starship Troopers or The Deep?
Starship Troopers has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Starship Troopers 4.0/5, The Deep 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Starship Troopers or The Deep?
Starship Troopers is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Starship Troopers (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m); The Deep (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Starship Troopers or The Deep?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Starship Troopers: Moderate; The Deep: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Starship Troopers: 1 film adaptation; The Deep: no film adaptation on record.