Be more chill vs Dogs don't tell jokes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self-perception, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Be more chill
Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.
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Dogs don't tell jokes
Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school.
The verdict
- Readers rate Dogs don't tell jokes highest: Dogs don't tell jokes 3.8 · Be more chill 3.6.
- Be more chill has the widest readership — 17091 ratings behind its score.
- Dogs don't tell jokes runs the darker storyline; Be more chill stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Be more chill | Dogs don't tell jokes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (17091) | 3.8 (2614) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (39) | 3.7 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (157) | 4.5 (46) |
Reception
| Be more chill | Dogs don't tell jokes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17091 | 2614 |
| Editions | 11 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15423 | 858 |
| Reading it now | 806 | 449 |
| Written reviews | 2114 | 207 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1538 | 287 |
| Pages | 287 | 209 |