Mio, min Mio vs The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Which Should You Read?

Cover of Mio, min Mio Mio, min Mio Astrid Lindgren · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.1 173 pages · ≈ 3 h 12 m · Light
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Summary, Young Anders is carried away from his bleak life as an unloved foster child in Sweden, to become Mio, the son of the King of Farawayland. ---------- German-language description: Der Waisenjunge Bo Vilhelm…

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Cover of The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.9 266 pages · ≈ 4 h 56 m · Moderate
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a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own color. In all, 437 tales from a broad range of cultures and countries are presented.

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Mio, min MioThe Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)
Goodreads 4.1 (16184) —
Hardcover 4.2 (3) 3.1 (8)
Apple Books — 5.0 (6)
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Reception

Mio, min MioThe Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)
Ratings 16184 8
Editions 39 459
Wikipedia attention 34 —
Pages 173 266
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Mio, min Mio or The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)?

Mio, min Mio has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mio, min Mio 4.1/5, The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: Mio, min Mio or The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)?

Mio, min Mio is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mio, min Mio (173 pages, ≈ 3 h 12 m); The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print) (266 pages, ≈ 4 h 56 m).

Which is harder to read: Mio, min Mio or The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mio, min Mio: Light; The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print): Moderate.

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