Slant vs The Last Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Twenty-first century, Science Fiction, Fiction
Slant
Greg Bear is the acclaimed winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. He has written many books and short stories that have been praised by readers and critics alike. Earth, in the sixth decade of the twenty-first…
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The Last Man
Mary Shelley, the author of [Frankenstein][1], wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of the twenty-first century and - after the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Slant highest: Slant 3.7 · The Last Man 3.4.
- The Last Man has the widest readership — 7339 ratings behind its score.
- The Last Man runs the darker storyline; Slant stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Slant | The Last Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (7339) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (8) | 3.0 (16) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (6) | 4.0 (7) |
Reception
| Slant | The Last Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 7339 |
| Editions | 15 | 430 |
| Citations | — | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 34709 |
| Reading it now | — | 2127 |
| Written reviews | — | 1209 |
| Wikipedia attention | 143 | 5103 |
| Pages | 350 | 452 |