Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew vs Python: Which Should You Read?

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Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Josephine Preston Peabody · 1897 ★★★★☆ 3.8 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging

“Pan led a merrier life than all the other gods together.”

"Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew" from Josephine Preston Peabody. American poet and dramatist (1874-1922).

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Python Joseph Eddy Fontenrose · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.8 616 pages · ≈ 11 h 24 m · Moderate

If you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with…

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Python.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew has the widest readership — 49 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew ≈ 2h vs 11h for Python New to the genre? Python Moderate vs Challenging for Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew

Scores by source

	Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew	Python
Goodreads	3.8 (49)	3.8 (24)
Apple Books	3.5 (6)	—

Reception

	Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew	Python
Ratings	49	24
Editions	9	7
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	59	118
Reading it now	11	4
Written reviews	1	6
Wikipedia attention	—	6183
Pages	116	616

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew or Python?

Python has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Python 3.8/5, Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew or Python?

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew (116 pages, ≈ 2 h 09 m); Python (616 pages, ≈ 11 h 24 m).

Which is harder to read: Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew or Python?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew: Challenging; Python: Moderate.