Kometen kommer (Kometjakten) vs Trollkarlens hatt: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Moomins, Moomin, Children's literature, Family, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Cover of Kometen kommer (Kometjakten)

Kometen kommer (Kometjakten) Tove Jansson · 1946 ★★★★☆ 4.1 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Trollkarlens hatt

Trollkarlens hatt Tove Jansson · 1950 ★★★★☆ 4.3 170 pages · ≈ 3 h 09 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Trollkarlens hatt is the easier read (Easy), Kometen kommer (Kometjakten) more demanding (Light).

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