The Family vs The Night Before Christmas: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of The Family

The Family Mario Puzo · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.0 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore · 1857 ★★★★☆ 4.4 28 pages · ≈ 31 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Night Before Christmas higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 128989 votes.
The Night Before Christmas is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Family.
The Family is the easier read (Moderate), The Night Before Christmas more demanding (Demanding).

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