Black Beauty vs The blue bird: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Drama, Fiction

Cover of Black Beauty

Black Beauty Anna Sewell · 1877 ★★★★☆ 4.0 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of The blue bird

The blue bird Maurice Maeterlinck · 1909 ★★★★☆ 3.8 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Black Beauty higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 303194 votes.
Black Beauty is the easier read (Easy), The blue bird more demanding (Challenging).

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