Farmer Giles of Ham vs The Phoenix and the Carpet: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Fantasy fiction, British and irish fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Farmer Giles of Ham

Farmer Giles of Ham J.R.R. Tolkien · 1949 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet Edith Nesbit · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.0 155 pages · ≈ 2 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.

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