Tales vs Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: Which Should You Read?
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Tales
Assignation (the Visionary) Berenice Bon-Bon Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Duc de L-Omelette Fall of the House of Usher Folio Club Four Beasts in One: the…
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Morella -- Lionizing -- William Wilson The man that was used up -- Fall of the House of Usher The Duc de l'Omelette -- Ms. found in a bottle -- Bon-bon -- Shadow -- The devil in the belfry -- Ligeia -- King Pest -- The…
The verdict
- Readers rate Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque highest: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1 · Tales 3.9.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the widest readership — 1095 ratings behind its score.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque runs the darker storyline; Tales stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tales | Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (1095) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Tales | Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 1095 |
| Editions | 2 | 146 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2337 |
| Reading it now | — | 217 |
| Written reviews | — | 97 |
| Wikipedia attention | 122 | 760 |
| Pages | 349 | 276 |