Racketty-packetty house vs The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Racketty-packetty house

Racketty-packetty house Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1906 ★★★★☆ 4.0 111 pages · ≈ 2 h 03 m · Moderate 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: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Racketty-packetty house is the easier read (Moderate), The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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