Selected Tales and Sketches vs Twice-Told Tales: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sextons, American Historical fiction, Short Story, Clergy, Manners and customs, Paranormal
Twice-Told Tales
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Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection first published in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name. Contains: The Gray…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Twice-Told Tales is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Selected Tales and Sketches.
- Twice-Told Tales has the widest readership — 3120 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Selected Tales and Sketches | Twice-Told Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (516) | 3.9 (3120) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (8) |
Reception
| Selected Tales and Sketches | Twice-Told Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 516 | 3120 |
| Editions | 34 | 369 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4957 |
| Reading it now | — | 432 |
| Written reviews | — | 198 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1239 |
| Pages | 356 | 242 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Selected Tales and Sketches or Twice-Told Tales?
Selected Tales and Sketches has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Selected Tales and Sketches 4.0/5, Twice-Told Tales 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Selected Tales and Sketches or Twice-Told Tales?
Twice-Told Tales is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Twice-Told Tales (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m); Selected Tales and Sketches (356 pages, ≈ 6 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Selected Tales and Sketches or Twice-Told Tales?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Selected Tales and Sketches: Challenging; Twice-Told Tales: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Selected Tales and Sketches: no film adaptation on record; Twice-Told Tales: 1 film adaptation.