Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
[[Adriaen van der Werffs 1687 work, Children Playing before a Hercules Group, inspired the title.]]
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Winter Dreams
"Winter Dreams" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that first appeared in Metropolitan Magazine in December 1922, and was collected in All the Sad Young Men in 1926. It is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Winter Dreams is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules.
- Winter Dreams has the widest readership — 3534 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (15) | 4.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (60) | — |
Reception
| Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 60 | 3534 |
| Editions | 6 | 120 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2246 |
| Pages | 344 | 48 |