Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway vs Historias Extraordinarias: Which Should You Read?
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Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway
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Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The birthmark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cask of Amontillado / Edgar Allan Poe -- Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe…
Historias Extraordinarias
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Doble asesinato en la calle morgue -- El escarabajo de oro -- Descent into the Maelstrom Black Cat William Wilson Tell-tale Heart Aventura sin par de un tal Hans Pfaall -- Pit and the Pendulum Cask of Amontillado Ligeia…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Historias Extraordinarias has the widest readership — 9516 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway | Historias Extraordinarias | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (729) | 4.2 (9516) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
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Reception
| Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway | Historias Extraordinarias | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 729 | 9516 |
| Editions | 2 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 5671 |
| Reading it now | — | 1472 |
| Written reviews | — | 757 |
| Pages | 560 | 504 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway or Historias Extraordinarias?
Historias Extraordinarias has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Historias Extraordinarias 4.2/5, Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway or Historias Extraordinarias?
Historias Extraordinarias is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Historias Extraordinarias (504 pages, ≈ 9 h 20 m); Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway (560 pages, ≈ 10 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway or Historias Extraordinarias?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway: Moderate; Historias Extraordinarias: Moderate.