Machines That Think vs The Mad Scientists Daughter: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Androids, Robots, Fiction
Machines That Think
Moxon's Master - short story by Ambrose Bierce The Lost Machine - novelette by John Wyndham Rex - short story by Harl Vincent Robbie - short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Strange Playfellow 1940) Farewell to the…
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The Mad Scientists Daughter
A stand-alone novel from the author of The Assassin's Curse and The Pirate's Wish. "Cat, this is Finn. He’s going to be your tutor." He looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Mad Scientists Daughter highest: The Mad Scientists Daughter 3.8 · Machines That Think 3.4.
- The Mad Scientists Daughter is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Machines That Think.
- Machines That Think has the widest readership — 570 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Machines That Think | The Mad Scientists Daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (570) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | — |
Reception
| Machines That Think | The Mad Scientists Daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 570 | 3 |
| Editions | 8 | 7 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Want to read | 1871 | — |
| Reading it now | 192 | — |
| Written reviews | 90 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 84 | — |
| Pages | 627 | 330 |