21 Great Stories vs Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, American Horror tales, Crime, American literature, Drama
21 Great Stories
War, by L. Pirandello -- Eve in darkness, by K. Hurlbut -- There will come soft rains, by R. Bradbury -- Tobermory, by Saki -- The two bottles of relish, by Lord Dunsany -- Footfalls, by W.D. Steele -- Hook, by W.V.T.…
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Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition
Fiction. Talking with Amy Tan -- Reading a story -- The art of fiction -- Types of short fiction -- Death has an appointment in Samarra / Sufi Legend -- The north wind and the sun / Aesop -- The tortoise and the geese /…
The verdict
- 21 Great Stories is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 22 for Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 21 Great Stories | Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (199) | — |
Reception
| 21 Great Stories | Backpack Literature -- Fifth Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 199 | — |
| Editions | 7 | 2 |
| Want to read | 182 | — |
| Reading it now | 21 | — |
| Written reviews | 29 | — |
| Pages | 352 | 1189 |