Stand by for Mars! vs The Hobbit: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fiction
Stand by for Mars!
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STAND BY FOR MARS! finds the three young "rocketeers" at the Space Academy undergoing the arduous training of Space Cadets. When their tactical training cruise crash lands on Mars, their desperate adventures on the…
The Hobbit
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty diry wet hole, filled with ends of worms and an oozy smell...”
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The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Hobbit highest: The Hobbit 4.3 · Stand by for Mars! 3.8.
- Stand by for Mars! is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Hobbit.
- The Hobbit has the widest readership — 386268 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Stand by for Mars! | The Hobbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (246) | 4.3 (386268) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.1 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | 4.5 (1013) |
Reception
| Stand by for Mars! | The Hobbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 246 | 386268 |
| Editions | 33 | 481 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 106 | 1384770 |
| Reading it now | 14 | 2329 |
| Written reviews | 46 | 94402 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 50865 |
| Pages | 162 | 284 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Stand by for Mars! or The Hobbit?
The Hobbit has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Hobbit 4.3/5, Stand by for Mars! 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Stand by for Mars! or The Hobbit?
Stand by for Mars! is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Stand by for Mars! (162 pages, ≈ 3 h 00 m); The Hobbit (284 pages, ≈ 5 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Stand by for Mars! or The Hobbit?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Stand by for Mars!: Light; The Hobbit: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Stand by for Mars!: no film adaptation on record; The Hobbit: 5 film adaptations.