The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vs To the Last Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's…
1 film adaptation
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To the Last Man
Jeff Shaara has enthralled readers with his New York Times bestselling novels set during the Civil War and the American Revolution. Now the acclaimed author turns to World War I, bringing to life the sweeping, emotional…
The verdict
- Readers rate To the Last Man highest: To the Last Man 4.4 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 4.2.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for To the Last Man.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has the widest readership — 2070422 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | To the Last Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (2070422) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (108) | 4.2 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1216) | 4.5 (236) |
Reception
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | To the Last Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2070422 | 236 |
| Editions | 130 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1155684 | — |
| Reading it now | 43208 | — |
| Written reviews | 60089 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 66663 | 110 |
| Pages | 289 | 636 |