Black Beauty vs The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Animals, Fiction
Black Beauty
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main characters perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her…
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
One of the best known and loved children's stories is the story of naughty Peter Rabbit and his misadventures as he is chased around a garden.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Tale of Peter Rabbit highest: The Tale of Peter Rabbit 4.2 · Black Beauty 4.0.
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Black Beauty.
- Black Beauty has the widest readership — 303344 ratings behind its score.
- Black Beauty runs the darker storyline; The Tale of Peter Rabbit stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Black Beauty | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (303344) | 4.2 (262883) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (271) | 4.0 (179) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (789) | 4.5 (342) |
Reception
| Black Beauty | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 303344 | 262883 |
| Editions | 147 | 159 |
| Citations | 36 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 107012 | 105917 |
| Pages | 328 | 58 |