Of Monsters and MainframesOf Monsters and Mainframes
What it's about
Demeter, a spaceship with an artificial intelligence, just wants to do her job: carrying humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. But her passengers keep dying, because Dracula has come aboard. To fight back, Demeter teams up with a crew of other monsters and machines.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a funny, fast science fiction romp.
You'll love it if you liked
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Redshirts
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyGood to know
It's comic.
By the numbers
- Readers42 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Why it made the list
Reads as
Adventurous
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Quick answers
Is Of Monsters and Mainframes worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 60.0 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Of Monsters and Mainframes about?
Demeter, a spaceship with an artificial intelligence, just wants to do her job: carrying humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. But her passengers keep dying, because Dracula has come aboard. To fight back, Demeter teams up with a crew of other monsters and machines.
How long does it take to read Of Monsters and Mainframes?
About 10 hours (407 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Of Monsters and Mainframes?
If you liked it, try The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, Redshirts by John Scalzi or The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.