Haroun and the Sea of Stories vs The Patchwork Girl of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Haroun and the Sea of Stories

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie · 1990 ★★★★☆ 4.0 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Patchwork Girl of Oz

The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.9 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is the easier read (Light), The Patchwork Girl of Oz more demanding (Moderate).

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