Japanese fairy tales vs Le chat botté: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales
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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Le chat botté
“A miller had three sons, and when he died he left them nothing but his mill, his donkey, and his cat.”
A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess. Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty,"…
The verdict
- Readers rate Le chat botté highest: Le chat botté 4.1 · Japanese fairy tales 3.7.
- Le chat botté is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Japanese fairy tales.
- Japanese fairy tales has the widest readership — 5689 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Japanese fairy tales | Le chat botté | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (5689) | 4.1 (446) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (15) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (102) | — |
Reception
| Japanese fairy tales | Le chat botté | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5689 | 446 |
| Editions | 199 | 66 |
| Want to read | 8571 | 2887 |
| Reading it now | 1473 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 556 | 446 |
| Pages | 186 | 32 |