Ethan Frome vs Little House in the Big Woods: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Farm life, Family life, Domestic fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome Edith Wharton · 1910 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1932 ★★★★☆ 4.2 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Little House in the Big Woods higher: 4.2 vs 3.5 from 291980 votes.
Ethan Frome is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Little House in the Big Woods.

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