Poems vs The Hunting of the Snark: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Illustrations, Children's poetry, English poetry, History and criticism, Poetry
Poems
William Blake is one of England’s most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries,…
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The Hunting of the Snark
A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Hunting of the Snark has the widest readership — 7098 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poems | The Hunting of the Snark | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (7098) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (13) | 4.0 (29) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (66) | 4.5 (57) |
Reception
| Poems | The Hunting of the Snark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 66 | 7098 |
| Editions | 141 | 255 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6161 |
| Pages | 61 | 90 |