A Dog of Flanders vs Lille pige med svovlstikkerne: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poverty, Children, Death, Folklore, Children's fiction
A Dog of Flanders
Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908) wrote many popular novels of adventure and romance in the 1870s and 80s under the pen name of Ouida. She also produced a number of captivating stories for youngsters. One of the…
1 film adaptation
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Lille pige med svovlstikkerne
“It was cold in the small, cramped attic of the tenement where a family of five children was at work making artificial flowers.”
Relates how the wares of the little match girl illuminated her cold world.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lille pige med svovlstikkerne has the widest readership — 29336 ratings behind its score.
- A Dog of Flanders runs the darker storyline; Lille pige med svovlstikkerne stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Dog of Flanders | Lille pige med svovlstikkerne | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1086) | 4.1 (29336) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (18) | — |
Reception
| A Dog of Flanders | Lille pige med svovlstikkerne | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1086 | 29336 |
| Editions | 105 | 37 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1638 | 12823 |
| Reading it now | 125 | 203 |
| Written reviews | 193 | 1473 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3798 | — |
| Pages | 123 | 32 |