La casa de los espíritus vs The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Modern Literature, Open_syllabus_project, Fiction

Cover of La casa de los espíritus

La casa de los espíritus Isabel Allende · 1982 ★★★★☆ 4.3 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway · 1930 ★★★★☆ 4.1 672 pages · ≈ 12 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
La casa de los espíritus is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 12 for The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway.
La casa de los espíritus is the easier read (Moderate), The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway more demanding (Challenging).

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