The Green Fairy Book vs The Sleeping Beauty: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction
The Green Fairy Book
Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England.
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The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty told at length, with the hundred years of sleep and the family the prince has to leave, and other tales retold by a scholar-novelist for children. Quiller-Couch edited the Oxford Book of English…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Green Fairy Book highest: The Green Fairy Book 4.2 · The Sleeping Beauty 3.8.
- The Green Fairy Book has the widest readership — 2797 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Green Fairy Book | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (2797) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.5 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
Reception
| The Green Fairy Book | The Sleeping Beauty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2797 | 1 |
| Editions | 336 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4235 | — |
| Reading it now | 335 | — |
| Written reviews | 121 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3679 | 441 |
| Pages | 120 | 128 |