Struwwelpeter vs The pleasures of imagination: Which Should You Read?
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Struwwelpeter
Struwwelpeter is a collection of children's poetry meant to serve as instructions for life's lessons. Most of the stories tell the tale of a child's misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if they do not change…
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The pleasures of imagination
The Pleasures of Imagination was first published in 1744: many editions followed, continuing to appear long after Akenside's death in 1771. The poem was to exercise a significant influence both upon Coleridge's thinking…
The verdict
- Readers rate Struwwelpeter highest: Struwwelpeter 4.1 · The pleasures of imagination 3.4.
- Struwwelpeter is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for The pleasures of imagination.
- Struwwelpeter has the widest readership — 19 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Struwwelpeter | The pleasures of imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 2.5 (13) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (10) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | — |
Reception
| Struwwelpeter | The pleasures of imagination | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 13 |
| Editions | 48 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 48 |
| Reading it now | — | 2 |
| Written reviews | — | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12025 | — |
| Pages | 24 | 143 |