Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway vs The Evil Image: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway Corinne Demas · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Evil Image

The Evil Image Patricia L. Skarda · 1981 ★★★★☆ 3.9 479 pages · ≈ 8 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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