Slant vs When the Sleeper Awakes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Twenty-first century, Science Fiction, Fiction
Slant
Greg Bear is the acclaimed winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. He has written many books and short stories that have been praised by readers and critics alike. Earth, in the sixth decade of the twenty-first…
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When the Sleeper Awakes
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made that make him the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Slant highest: Slant 3.7 · When the Sleeper Awakes 3.4.
- When the Sleeper Awakes has the widest readership — 5884 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Slant | When the Sleeper Awakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (5884) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (6) | 3.5 (74) |
Reception
| Slant | When the Sleeper Awakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 5884 |
| Editions | 15 | 197 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 9963 |
| Written reviews | — | 577 |
| Wikipedia attention | 143 | — |
| Pages | 350 | 262 |