Dream days vs Written for children: an outline of English children's literature: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's literature, Children, Short Stories
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Kenneth Grahame's unjustly neglected collections of vignettes, reminiscences, and inventions capture the ingenuities of a family of children--three boys and two girls--who live magnanimous lives nourished by the secret…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dream days is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Written for children: an outline of English children's literature.
- Dream days has the widest readership — 343 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dream days | Written for children: an outline of English children's literature | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (343) | — |
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Reception
| Dream days | Written for children: an outline of English children's literature | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 343 | 1 |
| Editions | 303 | 31 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 591 | — |
| Reading it now | 56 | — |
| Written reviews | 55 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 589 | — |
| Pages | 129 | 368 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dream days or Written for children: an outline of English children's literature?
Dream days has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Dream days 3.8/5, Written for children: an outline of English children's literature 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dream days or Written for children: an outline of English children's literature?
Dream days is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dream days (129 pages, ≈ 2 h 23 m); Written for children: an outline of English children's literature (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Dream days or Written for children: an outline of English children's literature?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dream days: Challenging; Written for children: an outline of English children's literature: Moderate.