In Freedom's Cause vs The Machine Stops: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English literature, Children's fiction, Fiction
In Freedom's Cause
“The village of Glen Cairn was situated in a valley in the broken country lying to the west of the Pentland Hills, some fifteen miles north of the town of Lanark, and the country around it was wild and picturesque.”
At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule.
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The Machine Stops
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forsters The Eternal Moment and Other…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Machine Stops highest: The Machine Stops 4.1 · In Freedom's Cause 3.9.
- The Machine Stops is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for In Freedom's Cause.
- The Machine Stops has the widest readership — 22307 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| In Freedom's Cause | The Machine Stops | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (22307) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (139) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (60) |
Reception
| In Freedom's Cause | The Machine Stops | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 22307 |
| Editions | 101 | 311 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 27353 |
| Reading it now | — | 932 |
| Written reviews | — | 2844 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 8694 |
| Pages | 351 | 36 |