A Book of Short Stories vs The Evil Image: Which Should You Read?
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A Book of Short Stories
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Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The minister's black veil. Ethan Brand. Edgar Allan Poe: Fall of the House of Usher, the gold-bug. Charles Dickens: The signalman. Frank Stockton: The lady, or…
The Evil Image
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xi • General Introduction (The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry) • essay by Patricia L. Skarda and Nora Crow Jaffe xxv • Critical Studies of the Gothic • essay by uncredited 2 • The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Evil Image highest: The Evil Image 3.9 · A Book of Short Stories 3.7.
- A Book of Short Stories is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The Evil Image.
- A Book of Short Stories has the widest readership — 34 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Book of Short Stories | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (34) | 4.4 (5) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| A Book of Short Stories | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34 | 5 |
| Editions | 10 | 3 |
| Want to read | — | 29 |
| Pages | 353 | 479 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Book of Short Stories or The Evil Image?
The Evil Image has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Evil Image 3.9/5, A Book of Short Stories 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Book of Short Stories or The Evil Image?
A Book of Short Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Book of Short Stories (353 pages, ≈ 6 h 32 m); The Evil Image (479 pages, ≈ 8 h 52 m).
Which is harder to read: A Book of Short Stories or The Evil Image?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Book of Short Stories: Challenging; The Evil Image: Moderate.