From Puritanism to postmodernism vs S.J. Perelman: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American, Literary Criticism, American literature, General

From Puritanism to postmodernism Richard Ruland · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.8 470 pages · ≈ 8 h 42 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

S.J. Perelman

S.J. Perelman Steven H. Gale · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.0 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate S.J. Perelman higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 100 votes.
S.J. Perelman is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for From Puritanism to postmodernism.