Pinocchio vs The Happy Prince and other tales: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
Pinocchio
In a little town somewhere in Italy lived a friendly old carpenter called Geppetto. And this is the story of that good man and his son - Pinocchio. Now in the town all the girls and boys knew that old Geppetto had a way…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Happy Prince and other tales
THE HAPPY PRINCE AND OTHER TALES is a collection of fables - THE HAPPY PRINCE had been, in life, a joyful personality. However, now, immortalised by a gold and jewel encrusted statue, he's saddened by the poverty of his…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Happy Prince and other tales highest: The Happy Prince and other tales 4.2 · Pinocchio 3.8.
- Pinocchio has the widest readership — 90780 ratings behind its score.
- The Happy Prince and other tales runs the darker storyline; Pinocchio stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Happy Prince and other tales
4.2 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
Pinocchio
Light vs Moderate for The Happy Prince and other tales
In the mood for something dark?
The Happy Prince and other tales
a darker storyline than Pinocchio
Want something lighter?
Pinocchio
an easier tone than The Happy Prince and other tales
Scores by source
| Pinocchio | The Happy Prince and other tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (90780) | 4.2 (34291) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (70) | 4.1 (64) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (195) | 4.0 (73) |
Reception
| Pinocchio | The Happy Prince and other tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 90780 | 34291 |
| Editions | 30 | 508 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 29356 |
| Reading it now | — | 1545 |
| Written reviews | — | 2249 |
| Wikipedia attention | 29014 | 5013 |
| Pages | 61 | — |