Poems vs Spoon River Anthology: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Modern Poetry, Poetry
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Spoon River Anthology
In Spoon River Anthology, the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950) created a series of compelling free-verse monologues in which former citizens of a mythical Midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Spoon River Anthology highest: Spoon River Anthology 4.0 · Poems 3.8.
- Spoon River Anthology is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Poems.
- Spoon River Anthology has the widest readership — 1301 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poems | Spoon River Anthology | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1301) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.8 (19) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Poems | Spoon River Anthology | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 1301 |
| Editions | 107 | 171 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15308 |
| Pages | 510 | 306 |