The blue bird vs The Cricket on the Hearth: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Drama, Fiction

Cover of The blue bird

The blue bird Maurice Maeterlinck · 1909 ★★★★☆ 3.8 287 pages · ≈ 5 h 19 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Cricket on the Hearth

The Cricket on the Hearth Charles Dickens · 1846 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The blue bird higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 2 votes.
The Cricket on the Hearth is the easier read (Moderate), The blue bird more demanding (Challenging).

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