The Runaway Robot vs Waking Gods: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Robots, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of The Runaway Robot

The Runaway Robot Lester del Rey · 1964 ★★★★☆ 3.8 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Waking Gods

Waking Gods Sylvain Neuvel · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.0 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Runaway Robot is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Waking Gods.

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