Piazza Tales vs The Tell-Tale Heart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American literature, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Fiction
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The Tell-Tale Heart
“TRUE! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?”
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Tell-Tale Heart highest: The Tell-Tale Heart 4.2 · Piazza Tales 3.6.
- The Tell-Tale Heart is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Piazza Tales.
- The Tell-Tale Heart has the widest readership — 130975 ratings behind its score.
- The Tell-Tale Heart runs the darker storyline; Piazza Tales stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Tell-Tale Heart
≈ 1h vs 4h for Piazza Tales
New to the genre?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Moderate vs Demanding for Piazza Tales
In the mood for something dark?
The Tell-Tale Heart
a darker storyline than Piazza Tales
Want something lighter?
Piazza Tales
an easier tone than The Tell-Tale Heart
Scores by source
| Piazza Tales | The Tell-Tale Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (130975) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (6) | 4.1 (274) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (9) | 4.5 (6) |
Reception
| Piazza Tales | The Tell-Tale Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 130975 |
| Editions | 52 | 71 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 54594 |
| Reading it now | — | 899 |
| Written reviews | — | 7294 |
| Wikipedia attention | 755 | 14419 |
| Pages | 266 | 30 |