Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige vs The Patchwork Girl of Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige

Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige Selma Lagerlöf · 1907 ★★★★☆ 4.0 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Patchwork Girl of Oz

The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.9 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige.

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