Drum-taps vs The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American poetry, Poetry
Drum-taps
"Walt Whitman worked as a nurse in an army hospital during the Civil War and published Drum-Taps, his war poems, as the war was coming to an end. Later, the book came out in an expanded form, including 'When Lilacs Last…
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The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems
Poetry and prose written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow List of Poems: The song of Hiawatha Evangeline The courtship of Miles Standish The village blacksmith A Psalm of life The rainy day The light of stars God's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Drum-taps is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems.
- Drum-taps has the widest readership — 402 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Drum-taps | The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (402) | 3.9 (76) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| Drum-taps | The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 402 | 76 |
| Editions | 106 | 185 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 13 | 116 |
| Pages | 158 | 354 |