Puck of Pook's Hill vs Tom's Midnight Garden: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Space and time, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.8 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.0 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tom's Midnight Garden higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 28259 votes.
Puck of Pook's Hill is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Tom's Midnight Garden.
Tom's Midnight Garden is the easier read (Easy), Puck of Pook's Hill more demanding (Moderate).

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