The Monikins vs The Night Land Volume 1: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Utopias, Classic Literature, Fiction
The Monikins
Described in the introduction as a manuscript sent to the author in Geneva, Switzerland, by a Viscount Householder in gratitude for the author's having saved the Viscount's beautiful wife from accidental death, this…
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The Night Land Volume 1
Described by H. P. Lovecraft as being "one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written", The Night Land is a classic horror fantasy novel by William Hope Hodgson published in 1912. Telling the story of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Night Land Volume 1 has the widest readership — 49 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Monikins | The Night Land Volume 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (14) | 3.4 (49) |
Reception
| The Monikins | The Night Land Volume 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 49 |
| Editions | 56 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 57 | — |
| Reading it now | 6 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 102 | — |
| Pages | 361 | 390 |