Doctor Dolittle in the moon vs The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Which Should You Read?
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Doctor Dolittle in the moon
Doctor Dolittle is on the moon, where he finds a whole new world of animals and vegetables to study.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
“Once upon a time, many years ago-when our grandfathers were little children-there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle-John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.”
There are some of us now reaching middle age who discover themselves to be lamenting the past in one respect if in none other, that there are no books written now for children comparable with those of thirty years ago.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Story of Doctor Dolittle has the widest readership — 52154 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Doctor Dolittle in the moon | The Story of Doctor Dolittle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (548) | 4.0 (52154) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.4 (59) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (170) |
Reception
| Doctor Dolittle in the moon | The Story of Doctor Dolittle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 548 | 52154 |
| Editions | 66 | 224 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 588 | 18523 |
| Reading it now | 6 | 947 |
| Written reviews | 21 | 1685 |
| Wikipedia attention | 137 | 2268 |
| Pages | 257 | 180 |