The Blue Fairy Book vs The light princess, and other fairy tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales

Cover of The Blue Fairy Book

The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1889 ★★★★☆ 4.0 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The light princess, and other fairy tales

The light princess, and other fairy tales George MacDonald · 1893 ★★★★☆ 4.0 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The light princess, and other fairy tales is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for The Blue Fairy Book.
The Blue Fairy Book is the easier read (Moderate), The light princess, and other fairy tales more demanding (Challenging).

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