The Gashlycrumb Tinies vs Thurber's dogs: Which Should You Read?
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies
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An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends.
Thurber's dogs
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Stories and drawings by the longtime New Yorker humorist that celebrate man's best friend. Thurber's unpoetic dogs, with their expressive ears and baffled faces, surprise us with a vision of our sloppy selves.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Gashlycrumb Tinies is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Thurber's dogs.
- The Gashlycrumb Tinies has the widest readership — 84808 ratings behind its score.
- The Gashlycrumb Tinies runs the darker storyline; Thurber's dogs stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Thurber's dogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (84808) | 4.0 (347) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (8) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
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Reception
| The Gashlycrumb Tinies | Thurber's dogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 84808 | 347 |
| Editions | 10 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 38957 | 245 |
| Reading it now | 102 | 42 |
| Written reviews | 1392 | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2614 | — |
| Pages | 60 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Gashlycrumb Tinies or Thurber's dogs?
The Gashlycrumb Tinies has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Gashlycrumb Tinies 4.1/5, Thurber's dogs 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Gashlycrumb Tinies or Thurber's dogs?
The Gashlycrumb Tinies is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Gashlycrumb Tinies (60 pages, ≈ 1 h 07 m); Thurber's dogs (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: The Gashlycrumb Tinies or Thurber's dogs?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Light; Thurber's dogs: Moderate.