The Enchanted Wood vs The magic Faraway Tree: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Faraway tree, Trees, Magic, Adventure, Children's fiction

Cover of The Enchanted Wood

The Enchanted Wood Enid Blyton · 1939 ★★★★☆ 4.1 194 pages · ≈ 3 h 36 m · Moderate

Marvellous aventures in a wood with all their magic inhabitants. Shame two pages lacking...

1 film adaptation

Forests and forestry Birthdays Tree houses Friendship

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Cover of The magic Faraway Tree

The magic Faraway Tree Enid Blyton · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.0 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Moderate

Wonderful tale for kids about a magical tree and the people who live in it.

Imaginary places Fairies Fantasy fiction Fantasy

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
The Enchanted Wood has the widest readership — 267 ratings behind its score.

Scores by source

	The Enchanted Wood	The magic Faraway Tree
Goodreads	4.1 (267)	—
Hardcover	4.5 (4)	4.0 (37)
Google Books	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	4.5 (5)	4.0 (5)

Reception

	The Enchanted Wood	The magic Faraway Tree
Ratings	267	37
Editions	37	48
Citations	8	8
Film adaptations	1	1
Wikipedia attention	13829	46809
Pages	194	216

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