Dombey and Son vs The Phantom Tollbooth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son Charles Dickens · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 578 pages · ≈ 10 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.2 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Phantom Tollbooth highest: The Phantom Tollbooth 4.2 · Dombey and Son 4.0.
The Phantom Tollbooth is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Dombey and Son.

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