Tender Buttons vs The Complete Poetical Works: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poetry

Cover of Tender Buttons

Tender Buttons Gertrude Stein · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.6 51 pages · ≈ 57 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Complete Poetical Works

The Complete Poetical Works Edgar Allan Poe · 1849 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Tender Buttons is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Complete Poetical Works.

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