The road to Little Dribbling vs Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): Which Should You Read?
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The road to Little Dribbling
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Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has…
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
“We put the kettle on to boil, up in the nose of the boat, and went down to the stern and pretended to take no notice of it, but set to work to get the other things out. That is the only way to get a kettle to boil up the river. If it sees that you are waiting for it and are anxious, it will never even sing. You have to go away and begin your meal, as if you were not going to have any tea at all.”
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Three feckless young men take a rowing holiday on the Thames river in 1888. Referenced by [Robert A. Heinlein][1] in [Have Spacesuit Will Travel][2] as Kip's father's favorite book. Inspired [To Say Nothing of the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The road to Little Dribbling.
- Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) has the widest readership — 82683 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The road to Little Dribbling | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (82683) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (76) | 3.8 (230) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (280) | 3.5 (18) |
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Reception
| The road to Little Dribbling | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 280 | 82683 |
| Editions | 15 | 1137 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 66369 |
| Written reviews | — | 7657 |
| Wikipedia attention | 430 | — |
| Pages | 486 | 250 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The road to Little Dribbling or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
The road to Little Dribbling has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The road to Little Dribbling 3.9/5, Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The road to Little Dribbling or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) (250 pages, ≈ 4 h 38 m); The road to Little Dribbling (486 pages, ≈ 9 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: The road to Little Dribbling or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The road to Little Dribbling: Light; Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The road to Little Dribbling: no film adaptation on record; Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): 4 film adaptations.