Life with father vs More Fables: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American wit and humor, Wit and humor
Life with father
Life with Father is a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day, Jr., which was adapted by Lindsay and Crouse in 1939 into the longest running non-musical Broadway…
1 film adaptation
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More Fables
After he had Registered at the Hotel and Swelled Up properly when addressed as "Mister" by the Clerk, he wanted to know if there was a Lively Show in Town. The Clerk told him to follow the Street until he came to all…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Life with father has the widest readership — 3498 ratings behind its score.
- More Fables runs the darker storyline; Life with father stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Life with father | More Fables | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3498) | 3.7 (11) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | — |
Reception
| Life with father | More Fables | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3498 | 11 |
| Editions | 17 | 16 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1938 | 16 |
| Reading it now | 123 | 3 |
| Written reviews | 164 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 981 | — |
| Pages | 258 | 218 |