Phantastes vs The wood beyond the world: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Fantasy fiction, Imaginary places, English literature, Classic Literature, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

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 wood beyond the world

The wood beyond the world William Morris · 1894 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 111 pages · ≈ 2 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Phantastes higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 13469 votes.
The wood beyond the world is the easier read (Challenging), Phantastes more demanding (Demanding).

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