Tales of vs The troll garden: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Tales of

Tales of Henry James · 1893 ★★★★☆ 3.9 451 pages · ≈ 8 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The troll garden

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The troll garden is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Tales of.
The troll garden is the easier read (Challenging), Tales of more demanding (Demanding).

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