The Night Before Christmas vs The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe: Which Should You Read?
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Night Before Christmas is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 21 for The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe.
- The Night Before Christmas has the widest readership — 128989 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Night Before Christmas | The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (128989) | 4.5 (546) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (76) | 4.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (401) | — |
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Reception
| The Night Before Christmas | The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 128989 | 546 |
| Editions | 389 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 38644 | — |
| Reading it now | 2414 | — |
| Written reviews | 3223 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 168 | — |
| Pages | 32 | 1178 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Night Before Christmas or The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe?
The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe 4.5/5, The Night Before Christmas 4.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Night Before Christmas or The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe?
The Night Before Christmas is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Night Before Christmas (32 pages, ≈ 36 min); The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe (1178 pages, ≈ 21 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: The Night Before Christmas or The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Night Before Christmas: Moderate; The Unabridged Edgar Allan Poe: Challenging.