Doctor Dolittle's garden vs Doctor Dolittle's post office: Which Should You Read?
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Doctor Dolittle's garden
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Doctor Dolittle's garden is teeming with insects, including a giant moth from a world beyond earth.
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Doctor Dolittle's post office
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Doctor Dolittle establishes a swallow mail service for the animals when he discovers that they have their own way of writing.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Doctor Dolittle's post office has the widest readership — 1052 ratings behind its score.
- Doctor Dolittle's garden reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 3 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Doctor Dolittle's garden | Doctor Dolittle's post office | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (453) | 4.0 (1052) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.3 (3) |
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Reception
| Doctor Dolittle's garden | Doctor Dolittle's post office | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 453 | 1052 |
| Editions | 55 | 66 |
| Citations | 3 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 542 | 727 |
| Reading it now | 9 | 48 |
| Written reviews | 18 | 61 |
| Wikipedia attention | 109 | 156 |
| Pages | — | 194 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Doctor Dolittle's garden or Doctor Dolittle's post office?
Doctor Dolittle's post office has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Doctor Dolittle's post office 3.9/5, Doctor Dolittle's garden 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: Doctor Dolittle's garden or Doctor Dolittle's post office?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Doctor Dolittle's garden: Moderate; Doctor Dolittle's post office: Moderate.