The Dispossessed vs The Man in the High Castle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hugo Award Winner, Science Fiction, Fiction
The Dispossessed
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the…
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The Man in the High Castle
“For a week Mr. R. Childan had been anxiously watching the mail.”
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Published and set in 1962, the novel takes place fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II, and concerns…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Dispossessed highest: The Dispossessed 4.3 · The Man in the High Castle 3.5.
- The Dispossessed has the widest readership — 15473 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Dispossessed | The Man in the High Castle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (15473) | 3.5 (64) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (881) | 3.5 (1094) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (50) |
Reception
| The Dispossessed | The Man in the High Castle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15473 | 1094 |
| Editions | 75 | 84 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 242459 | 90 |
| Reading it now | — | 9 |
| Written reviews | 15473 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 22377 | 34722 |
| Pages | 352 | 274 |