The Dragons of Eden vs The flamingo's smile: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Evolutie, Evolution, Science
The Dragons of Eden
Presents an overview of human evolution and discusses human and animal intelligence, the mechanisms of the brain, memory, sleep, myths and legends about evolution, and the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial…
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The flamingo's smile
"THE FLAMINGO'S SMILE is about history," writes the author in this volume of essays, "...and about what it means to say that life is the product of a contingent past, not the inevitable and predictable result of simple,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Dragons of Eden is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The flamingo's smile.
- The Dragons of Eden has the widest readership — 21799 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Dragons of Eden | The flamingo's smile | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (21799) | 4.2 (2467) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (7) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (59) | — |
Reception
| The Dragons of Eden | The flamingo's smile | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21799 | 2467 |
| Editions | 31 | 16 |
| Citations | — | 138 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 37991 | 2379 |
| Reading it now | 1533 | 120 |
| Written reviews | 1103 | 84 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3455 | 99 |
| Pages | 271 | 476 |