Waifs and Strays vs Welcome to the Monkey House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
Waifs and Strays
“A TRESTLE burned down on the International Railroad.”
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Urban teens take center stage in a pair of edgy short story collections. Waifs and Strays presents 15 previously published works by Canadian fantasy writer Charles de Lint, including "May This Be Your Last Sorrow" from…
Welcome to the Monkey House
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Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, these superb stories…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Welcome to the Monkey House highest: Welcome to the Monkey House 4.2 · Waifs and Strays 3.6.
- Waifs and Strays is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Welcome to the Monkey House.
- Welcome to the Monkey House has the widest readership — 150 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Waifs and Strays | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (42) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (150) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (104) |
Reception
| Waifs and Strays | Welcome to the Monkey House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 42 | 150 |
| Editions | 56 | 40 |
| Citations | 10 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 39 | — |
| Written reviews | 4 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 2367 |
| Pages | 78 | 310 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Waifs and Strays or Welcome to the Monkey House?
Welcome to the Monkey House has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Welcome to the Monkey House 4.2/5, Waifs and Strays 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Waifs and Strays or Welcome to the Monkey House?
Waifs and Strays is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Waifs and Strays (78 pages, ≈ 1 h 27 m); Welcome to the Monkey House (310 pages, ≈ 5 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Waifs and Strays or Welcome to the Monkey House?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Waifs and Strays: Challenging; Welcome to the Monkey House: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Waifs and Strays: no film adaptation on record; Welcome to the Monkey House: 1 film adaptation.