Drum-taps vs Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American poetry, Poetry
Drum-taps
"Walt Whitman worked as a nurse in an army hospital during the Civil War and published Drum-Taps, his war poems, as the war was coming to an end. Later, the book came out in an expanded form, including 'When Lilacs Last…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Drum-taps highest: Drum-taps 4.0 · Poems 3.6.
- Drum-taps is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Poems.
- Drum-taps has the widest readership — 402 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Drum-taps | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (402) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (37) |
Reception
| Drum-taps | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 402 | 37 |
| Editions | 106 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 13 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 320 | 19870 |
| Pages | 158 | 324 |