Studs Lonigan vs Welcome to the Monkey House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Studs Lonigan
[William V. Lipton][1] from Ann Arbor, MI says: "This is both a coming-of-age novel and a social history. Set during the 1920s and 1930s, it follows Studs as he grows through his teen years in Chicago. It shows the…
1 film adaptation
vs
Welcome to the Monkey House
Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, these superb stories…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Welcome to the Monkey House highest: Welcome to the Monkey House 4.2 · Studs Lonigan 3.8.
- Welcome to the Monkey House is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 20 for Studs Lonigan.
- Studs Lonigan has the widest readership — 2363 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Studs Lonigan | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (2363) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (150) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | 4.5 (104) |
Reception
| Studs Lonigan | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2363 | 150 |
| Editions | 54 | 40 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5510 | — |
| Reading it now | 122 | — |
| Written reviews | 144 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1058 | 2367 |
| Pages | 1113 | 310 |