Bleak House vs The Cricket on the Hearth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Christmas stories, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Bleak House

Bleak House Charles Dickens · 1850 ★★★★☆ 4.0 588 pages · ≈ 10 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Cricket on the Hearth

The Cricket on the Hearth Charles Dickens · 1846 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Bleak House higher: 4.0 vs 3.5 from 116581 votes.
The Cricket on the Hearth is the easier read (Moderate), Bleak House more demanding (Challenging).

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