A Christmas Carol vs The Cricket on the Hearth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Christmas stories, Christmas, British and irish fiction, Drama, Short Stories, Children's fiction
A Christmas Carol
“Marley was dead, to begin with.”
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A retelling of the story about a miser whose life is changed by Christmas.
The Cricket on the Hearth
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One of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Christmas Carol highest: A Christmas Carol 4.1 · The Cricket on the Hearth 3.5.
- A Christmas Carol has the widest readership — 59209 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Christmas Carol | The Cricket on the Hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (59209) | 3.5 (8904) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (1150) | 3.0 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1204) | 4.0 (83) |
Reception
| A Christmas Carol | The Cricket on the Hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 59209 | 8904 |
| Editions | 3199 | 774 |
| Citations | 17 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 10847 | 6089 |
| Reading it now | 295 | 555 |
| Written reviews | 717 | 1151 |
| Wikipedia attention | 28663 | 1383 |
| Pages | 88 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Christmas Carol or The Cricket on the Hearth?
A Christmas Carol has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Christmas Carol 4.1/5, The Cricket on the Hearth 3.5/5).
Which is harder to read: A Christmas Carol or The Cricket on the Hearth?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Christmas Carol: Challenging; The Cricket on the Hearth: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
A Christmas Carol: 5 film adaptations; The Cricket on the Hearth: 2 film adaptations.