Matilda vs Where the Wild Things Are: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Matilda

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.4 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak · 1963 ★★★★☆ 4.3 46 pages · ≈ 51 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Where the Wild Things Are is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Matilda.
Matilda is the easier read (Light), Where the Wild Things Are more demanding (Challenging).

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