Charmed Life vs The Magic World: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Charmed Life Charmed Life Diana Wynne Jones · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Light

An elegant stranger appears on seedy Coven Street and collects the two Chant orphans -- Gwendolen, a powerful young witch, and Cat, her brother. The stranger, known as "Chrestomanci," delivers the children to the…

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Cover of The Magic World The Magic World Edith Nesbit · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.8 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Light

Twelve stories with magic occurrences.

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Charmed LifeThe Magic World
Goodreads — 3.9 (685)
Hardcover 4.0 (109) —
Apple Books 4.5 (45) —

Reception

Charmed LifeThe Magic World
Ratings 109 685
Editions 45 352
Citations — 11
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 993
Reading it now — 70
Written reviews — 88
Wikipedia attention 960 177
Pages 288 172

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