The Last Man vs When the Sleeper Awakes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Twenty-first century, British and irish fiction, English literature, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Last Man

The Last Man Mary Shelley · 1826 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 452 pages · ≈ 8 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of When the Sleeper Awakes

When the Sleeper Awakes H. G. Wells · 1899 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 262 pages · ≈ 4 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.4 vs 3.4 — either is a safe pick by score.
When the Sleeper Awakes is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Last Man.

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