Great American Short Stories vs The experience of literature: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Knights, Hysteria, Heroic Romances, Hermitages, Burial Vaults, Catalepsy

Cover of Great American Short Stories

Great American Short Stories Wallace Stegner · 1957 511 pages · ≈ 9 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The experience of literature

The experience of literature Gene Montague · 1966 ★★★★☆ 3.9 803 pages · ≈ 14 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Great American Short Stories is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 14 for The experience of literature.

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