Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway vs Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: 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…
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
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Morella -- Lionizing -- William Wilson The man that was used up -- Fall of the House of Usher The Duc de l'Omelette -- Ms. found in a bottle -- Bon-bon -- Shadow -- The devil in the belfry -- Ligeia -- King Pest -- The…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the widest readership — 1095 ratings behind its score.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque runs the darker storyline; Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway | Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (729) | 4.1 (1095) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway | Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 729 | 1095 |
| Editions | 2 | 146 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2337 |
| Reading it now | — | 217 |
| Written reviews | — | 97 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 760 |
| Pages | 560 | 276 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway or Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1/5, 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 Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 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 Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway: Moderate; Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: Challenging.