The Good Soldier vs The uncommercial traveller: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, History, Fiction
The Good Soldier
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This is the saddest story I have ever heard. We had known the Ashburnhams for nine seasons of the town of Nauheim with an extreme intimacy - or, rather with an acquaintanceship as loose and easy and yet as close as a…
The uncommercial traveller
“Allow me to introduce myself-first negatively.”
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A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Good Soldier is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The uncommercial traveller.
- The Good Soldier has the widest readership — 2553 ratings behind its score.
- The Good Soldier reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 33 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Good Soldier | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2553) | 3.5 (397) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (45) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (86) | 3.5 (9) |
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Reception
| The Good Soldier | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2553 | 397 |
| Editions | 355 | 369 |
| Citations | 33 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 53121 | 899 |
| Reading it now | — | 103 |
| Written reviews | 2553 | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3082 | 290 |
| Pages | 162 | 419 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Good Soldier or The uncommercial traveller?
The Good Soldier has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Good Soldier 3.7/5, The uncommercial traveller 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Good Soldier or The uncommercial traveller?
The Good Soldier is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Good Soldier (162 pages, ≈ 3 h 00 m); The uncommercial traveller (419 pages, ≈ 7 h 46 m).
Which is harder to read: The Good Soldier or The uncommercial traveller?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Good Soldier: Challenging; The uncommercial traveller: Demanding.