The Cricket on the Hearth vs This Year It Will Be Different: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Christmas stories, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of The Cricket on the Hearth

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

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Cover of This Year It Will Be Different

This Year It Will Be Different Maeve Binchy · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.6 263 pages · ≈ 4 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.5 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.

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