Poems vs Tender Buttons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Modern Poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems

Poems Federico García Lorca · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.7 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tender Buttons

Tender Buttons Gertrude Stein · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.6 51 pages · ≈ 57 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Tender Buttons is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Poems.

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