Magic Fishbone vs The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction, Fiction
Magic Fishbone
Originally subtitled: A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7 An original fairy tale about a large royal family (with a striking resemblance to a Victorian family of the lower middle class), a…
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The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)
Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, Romania, and Russia.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) highest: The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) 3.9 · Magic Fishbone 3.4.
- Magic Fishbone is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print).
- Magic Fishbone has the widest readership — 506 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Magic Fishbone | The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (506) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.1 (8) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (14) | 5.0 (6) |
Reception
| Magic Fishbone | The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 506 | 8 |
| Editions | 223 | 459 |
| Want to read | 702 | — |
| Reading it now | 19 | — |
| Written reviews | 95 | — |
| Pages | 33 | 266 |