The Light of Other Days vs Timeline: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Quantum theory, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Light of Other Days
From Arthur C. Clarke, the brilliant mind that brought us 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Stephen Baxter, one of the most cogent SF writers of his generation, comes a novel of a day, not so far in the future, when the…
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Timeline
“He should never have taken that shortcut.”
Timeline is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Crichton, his twelfth under his own name and twenty-second overall, published in November 1999. It tells the story of a group of history students who travel…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Light of Other Days is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Timeline.
- Timeline has the widest readership — 220450 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Light of Other Days | Timeline | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (8387) | 3.9 (220450) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (49) | 3.6 (566) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (7) | 4.0 (24) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | 4.5 (1094) |
Reception
| The Light of Other Days | Timeline | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8387 | 220450 |
| Editions | 15 | 64 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 77085 |
| Written reviews | — | 6826 |
| Wikipedia attention | 908 | 6249 |
| Pages | 313 | 465 |