The Robots of Dawn vs Welcome to the Monkey House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American literature, Fiction
The Robots of Dawn
A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership…
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Welcome to the Monkey House
Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, these superb stories…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Welcome to the Monkey House is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Robots of Dawn.
- The Robots of Dawn has the widest readership — 479 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Robots of Dawn | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (371) | 4.0 (150) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (479) | 4.5 (104) |
Reception
| The Robots of Dawn | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 479 | 150 |
| Editions | 41 | 40 |
| Citations | 26 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1846 | 2367 |
| Pages | 445 | 310 |