Just So Stories vs Le avventure di Pinocchio: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Fiction
Just So Stories
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Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
Le avventure di Pinocchio
“How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child Centuries ago there lived- "A king!" my little readers will say immediately.”
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A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Just So Stories highest: Just So Stories 4.0 · Le avventure di Pinocchio 3.8.
- Le avventure di Pinocchio has the widest readership — 90771 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Just So Stories | Le avventure di Pinocchio | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (50016) | 3.8 (90771) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (83) | 5.0 (11) |
Reception
| Just So Stories | Le avventure di Pinocchio | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50016 | 90771 |
| Editions | 245 | 431 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20461 | 42454 |
| Reading it now | 2199 | 3208 |
| Written reviews | 1861 | 4801 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4018 | 19957 |
| Pages | 113 | 185 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Just So Stories or Le avventure di Pinocchio?
Just So Stories has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Just So Stories 4.0/5, Le avventure di Pinocchio 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Just So Stories or Le avventure di Pinocchio?
Just So Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Just So Stories (113 pages, ≈ 2 h 06 m); Le avventure di Pinocchio (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: Just So Stories or Le avventure di Pinocchio?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Just So Stories: Moderate; Le avventure di Pinocchio: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Just So Stories: no film adaptation on record; Le avventure di Pinocchio: 5 film adaptations.