Japanese Fairy Tales vs The Sleeping Beauty: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
Japanese Fairy Tales
Japanese folktales are somewhat of a loaded term. In commonplace usage, it signifies a certain set of well-known classic tales, with a vague distinction of whether they fit the rigorous definition of folktale or…
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The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty told at length, with the hundred years of sleep and the family the prince has to leave, and other tales retold by a scholar-novelist for children. Quiller-Couch edited the Oxford Book of English…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Japanese Fairy Tales has the widest readership — 5683 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Japanese Fairy Tales | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (5683) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (15) | 4.5 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (102) | — |
Reception
| Japanese Fairy Tales | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5683 | 1 |
| Editions | 19 | 18 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 441 |
| Pages | 196 | 128 |