The Christmas Mystery vs The Cricket on the Hearth: Which Should You Read?
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The Christmas Mystery
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Joachim discovers a magic Advent calendar which contains the story of a little girl who traveled through time to be present at the birth of Jesus.
The Cricket on the Hearth
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One of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Christmas Mystery highest: The Christmas Mystery 3.8 · The Cricket on the Hearth 3.5.
- The Cricket on the Hearth has the widest readership — 8904 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Christmas Mystery | The Cricket on the Hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (8904) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (10) | 3.0 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (83) |
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Reception
| The Christmas Mystery | The Cricket on the Hearth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 8904 |
| Editions | 19 | 774 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6089 |
| Reading it now | — | 555 |
| Written reviews | — | 1151 |
| Wikipedia attention | 160 | 1383 |
| Pages | 175 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Christmas Mystery or The Cricket on the Hearth?
The Christmas Mystery has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Christmas Mystery 3.8/5, The Cricket on the Hearth 3.5/5).
Which is harder to read: The Christmas Mystery or The Cricket on the Hearth?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Christmas Mystery: Light; The Cricket on the Hearth: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
The Christmas Mystery: no film adaptation on record; The Cricket on the Hearth: 2 film adaptations.