No Such Thing as the Real World vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
No Such Thing as the Real World
Graduation from high school?A senior thesis?A betrayal by someone you love?A loss of innocence?The death of a parent?Losing the family you always wished you had?Facing a harsh reality?What's the line that separates…
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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 has the widest readership — 3534 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| No Such Thing as the Real World | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| No Such Thing as the Real World | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 3534 |
| Editions | 9 | 120 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2246 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | — | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 699 |
| Pages | — | 48 |