Phantastes vs The Road to Oz: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Classic Literature, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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 Road to Oz

The Road to Oz L. Frank Baum · 1909 ★★★★☆ 3.7 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Road to Oz is the easier read (Moderate), Phantastes more demanding (Demanding).

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