Lost Face (collection) vs Love of Life and Other Stories: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Adventure stories, Westerns, Fiction
Lost Face (collection)
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A short story collection first published in 1910: Lost Face Trust To Build a Fire That Spot Flush of Gold The Passing of Marcus O'Brien The Wit of Porportuk
Love of Life and Other Stories
“THEY limped painfully down the bank, and once the foremost of the two men staggered among the rough-strewn rocks.”
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Jack, an Alaska gold rush-era miner, is abandoned by his partner and left to make his way through the wilderness alone. Starving and injured, he struggles physically and spiritually to come to grips with what is of true…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Love of Life and Other Stories highest: Love of Life and Other Stories 4.1 · Lost Face (collection) 3.9.
- Love of Life and Other Stories has the widest readership — 2644 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Lost Face (collection) | Love of Life and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (2644) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.5 (19) |
Reception
| Lost Face (collection) | Love of Life and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 2644 |
| Editions | 108 | 44 |
| Pages | 104 | 134 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lost Face (collection) or Love of Life and Other Stories?
Love of Life and Other Stories has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Love of Life and Other Stories 4.1/5, Lost Face (collection) 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lost Face (collection) or Love of Life and Other Stories?
Lost Face (collection) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lost Face (collection) (104 pages, ≈ 1 h 56 m); Love of Life and Other Stories (134 pages, ≈ 2 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Lost Face (collection) or Love of Life and Other Stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lost Face (collection): Challenging; Love of Life and Other Stories: Challenging.