Phantastes vs The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairies, Fairy Tales

Cover of Phantastes

Phantastes George MacDonald · 1850 ★★★★☆ 3.9 196 pages · ≈ 3 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories

The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories George MacDonald · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.9 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Phantastes.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories is the easier read (Challenging), Phantastes more demanding (Demanding).

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