Beauty vs The Green Fairy Book: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
Beauty
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A retelling of the story Beauty and the Beast. There is also a sequel available titled Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley.
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The Green Fairy Book
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Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Green Fairy Book is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Beauty.
- The Green Fairy Book has the widest readership — 2797 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Beauty | The Green Fairy Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (2797) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (118) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (148) | 4.0 (7) |
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Reception
| Beauty | The Green Fairy Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 148 | 2797 |
| Editions | 31 | 336 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4235 |
| Reading it now | — | 335 |
| Written reviews | — | 121 |
| Wikipedia attention | 40539 | 3679 |
| Pages | 247 | 120 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Beauty or The Green Fairy Book?
The Green Fairy Book has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Green Fairy Book 4.2/5, Beauty 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Beauty or The Green Fairy Book?
The Green Fairy Book is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Green Fairy Book (120 pages, ≈ 2 h 13 m); Beauty (247 pages, ≈ 4 h 34 m).
Which is harder to read: Beauty or The Green Fairy Book?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Beauty: Light; The Green Fairy Book: Moderate.