Histoire d'un casse-noisette vs Paul et Virginie: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Translations from French, French fiction
Histoire d'un casse-noisette
A little girl's devotion to her Christmas nutcracker is instrumental in breaking a spell imposed upon the nutcracker-prince by his enemies, the mice.
1 film adaptation
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Paul et Virginie
Paul and Virginia, two fatherless children are brought up in poverty and innocence, amid the tropical scenery of the island of Mauritius. Virginia is recalled to France by a harsh and wealthy aunt. There she is…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Histoire d'un casse-noisette is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Paul et Virginie.
- Paul et Virginie has the widest readership — 8649 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Histoire d'un casse-noisette | Paul et Virginie | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3853) | 3.7 (8649) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (6) |
Reception
| Histoire d'un casse-noisette | Paul et Virginie | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3853 | 8649 |
| Editions | 42 | 142 |
| Citations | — | 40 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5067 | 42 |
| Reading it now | 222 | — |
| Written reviews | 567 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5121 | 1776 |
| Pages | 185 | 311 |