More Fables vs Mr. Sponge's sporting tour: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wit and humor, Humor
More Fables
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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…
Mr. Sponge's sporting tour
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Ill-mannered foxhunter Mr. Sponge is the anti-hero of this 1853 farce of Victorian England. This book also includes illustrations by John Leech.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- More Fables is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Mr. Sponge's sporting tour.
- Mr. Sponge's sporting tour has the widest readership — 94 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| More Fables | Mr. Sponge's sporting tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (11) | 3.8 (94) |
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Reception
| More Fables | Mr. Sponge's sporting tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 94 |
| Editions | 16 | 35 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Want to read | 16 | — |
| Reading it now | 3 | — |
| Pages | 218 | 416 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: More Fables or Mr. Sponge's sporting tour?
Mr. Sponge's sporting tour has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mr. Sponge's sporting tour 3.8/5, More Fables 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: More Fables or Mr. Sponge's sporting tour?
More Fables is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: More Fables (218 pages, ≈ 4 h 02 m); Mr. Sponge's sporting tour (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: More Fables or Mr. Sponge's sporting tour?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — More Fables: Moderate; Mr. Sponge's sporting tour: Challenging.