Howl's Moving Castle vs Little Wizard stories of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Wizards, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.5 317 pages · ≈ 5 h 52 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of Little Wizard stories of Oz

Little Wizard stories of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.7 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Howl's Moving Castle higher: 4.5 vs 3.7 from 793 votes.
Little Wizard stories of Oz is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Howl's Moving Castle.
Howl's Moving Castle is the easier read (Easy), Little Wizard stories of Oz more demanding (Moderate).

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