Snow Queen vs Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys): 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 Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys)

Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1868 354 pages · ≈ 6 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Snow Queen is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys).
Snow Queen is the easier read (Light), Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) more demanding (Challenging).

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