Growing Things and Other Stories vs The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, American Horror tales, Fiction
Growing Things and Other Stories
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A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Bram Stoker Award"One of the best collections of the 21st century." — Stephen KingA chilling collection of psychological suspense and literary horror from the multiple…
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
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"A master storyteller at his best--the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Bazaar of Bad Dreams highest: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 3.9 · Growing Things and Other Stories 3.5.
- Growing Things and Other Stories is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.
- The Bazaar of Bad Dreams has the widest readership — 69808 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Growing Things and Other Stories | The Bazaar of Bad Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (69808) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (31) | 3.7 (188) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (48) | 4.5 (852) |
Reception
| Growing Things and Other Stories | The Bazaar of Bad Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 48 | 69808 |
| Editions | 5 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3503 |
| Pages | 368 | 495 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Growing Things and Other Stories or The Bazaar of Bad Dreams?
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 3.9/5, Growing Things and Other Stories 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Growing Things and Other Stories or The Bazaar of Bad Dreams?
Growing Things and Other Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Growing Things and Other Stories (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m); The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (495 pages, ≈ 9 h 10 m).
Which is harder to read: Growing Things and Other Stories or The Bazaar of Bad Dreams?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Growing Things and Other Stories: Moderate; The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Moderate.