An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge vs In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.0 28 pages · ≈ 31 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians

In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians Ambrose Bierce · 1891 ★★★★☆ 3.8 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 27796 votes.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is the easier read (Challenging), In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians more demanding (Demanding).

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