Goodbye Mister Chips vs The day the teacher went bananas: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Teachers, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction, Fiction
Goodbye Mister Chips
“WHEN you are getting on in years (but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving across a landscape.”
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Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher, who never veers from his established routines. Then he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the…
The day the teacher went bananas
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A class's new teacher, who leads the children in a number of very popular activities, turns out to be a gorilla.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Goodbye Mister Chips has the widest readership — 15677 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Goodbye Mister Chips | The day the teacher went bananas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (15677) | — |
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Reception
| Goodbye Mister Chips | The day the teacher went bananas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15677 | 3 |
| Editions | 110 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 4 | — |
| Want to read | 8548 | — |
| Written reviews | 1772 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4727 | — |
| Pages | 114 | 31 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Goodbye Mister Chips or The day the teacher went bananas?
Goodbye Mister Chips has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Goodbye Mister Chips 4.0/5, The day the teacher went bananas 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Goodbye Mister Chips or The day the teacher went bananas?
The day the teacher went bananas is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The day the teacher went bananas (31 pages, ≈ 34 min); Goodbye Mister Chips (114 pages, ≈ 2 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Goodbye Mister Chips or The day the teacher went bananas?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Goodbye Mister Chips: Moderate; The day the teacher went bananas: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Goodbye Mister Chips: 3 film adaptations; The day the teacher went bananas: no film adaptation on record.