Slaughterhouse-Five vs Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boats and boating, Drama, Fiction
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search…
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Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate Slaughterhouse-Five highest: Slaughterhouse-Five 4.1 · Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) 3.8.
- Slaughterhouse-Five has the widest readership — 1523140 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1523140) | 3.8 (82683) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.8 (230) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (405) | 3.5 (18) |
Reception
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1523140 | 82683 |
| Editions | 140 | 1137 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1066135 | 66369 |
| Pages | 212 | 250 |