In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians
A collection of 26 stories: Soldiers (15 stories) "A Horseman in the Sky" An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge "Chickamauga" "A Son of the Gods" "One of the Missing" "Killed at Resaca" "The Affair at Coulter's Notch" "The…
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Winter Dreams
"Winter Dreams" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that first appeared in Metropolitan Magazine in December 1922, and was collected in All the Sad Young Men in 1926. It is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Winter Dreams is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians.
- Winter Dreams has the widest readership — 3534 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| In the Midst of Life. Tales of Civilians | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 3534 |
| Editions | 86 | 120 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2246 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | — | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 699 |
| Pages | 252 | 48 |