Arabian Nights vs Малахитовая шкатулка: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Tales, Fairy Tales

Cover of Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights Andrew Lang · 1898 ★★★★☆ 4.0 280 pages · ≈ 5 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Малахитовая шкатулка

Малахитовая шкатулка Pavel Bazhov · 1944 ★★★★☆ 4.3 411 pages · ≈ 7 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Малахитовая шкатулка higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 1554 votes.
Arabian Nights is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Малахитовая шкатулка.

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