Gateway to Hell vs The Penguin Book of American Short Stories: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Satanism, Horror, Children's fiction, Fiction
Gateway to Hell
The door was not locked, and opened easily. He switched on the light, and Richard followed him into the room. Nella lay on the bed. She had on the nightdress she had been lent, but the bedclothes had been pulled halfway…
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The Penguin Book of American Short Stories
The legend od Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne The fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe Bartleby / Herman Melville The man that corrupted Hadleyburg / Mark Twain The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Gateway to Hell is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Penguin Book of American Short Stories.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gateway to Hell | The Penguin Book of American Short Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Gateway to Hell | The Penguin Book of American Short Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Editions | 11 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 299 | — |
| Pages | 255 | 423 |