Japanese fairy tales vs The Blue Fairy Book: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales

Cover of Japanese fairy tales

Japanese fairy tales Yei Theodora Ozaki · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.7 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Blue Fairy Book

The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1889 ★★★★☆ 4.0 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Blue Fairy Book higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 10499 votes.
Japanese fairy tales is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Blue Fairy Book.

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