Snow Queen vs The Princess and Curdie: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Snow Queen

Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.9 85 pages · ≈ 1 h 34 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie George MacDonald · 1832 ★★★★☆ 4.4 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Princess and Curdie higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 125 votes.
Snow Queen is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Princess and Curdie.
Snow Queen is the easier read (Light), The Princess and Curdie more demanding (Challenging).

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