More Tales of the City vs Nine Stories: Which Should You Read?
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More Tales of the City
“THE VALENTINE WAS A HANDMADE PASTICHE OF VICTOrian cherubs, pressed flowers and red glitter.”
Interlinking tales based around the lives of a San Francisco household.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nine Stories is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for More Tales of the City.
- Nine Stories has the widest readership — 150284 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| More Tales of the City | Nine Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (150284) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (36) | 4.1 (211) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (137) | 4.0 (47) |
Reception
| More Tales of the City | Nine Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 137 | 150284 |
| Editions | 29 | 82 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 251 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 133 | 3325 |
| Pages | 340 | 204 |