Spoon River Anthology vs Tender Buttons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Modern Poetry, Poetry, Fiction

Cover of Spoon River Anthology

Spoon River Anthology Edgar Lee Masters · 1914 ★★★★☆ 4.0 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 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

Readers rate Spoon River Anthology higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 1301 votes.
Tender Buttons is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Spoon River Anthology.

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