The Call of the Wild vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Fiction
The Call of the Wild
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As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong hands, being forced to…
Winter Dreams
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"Winter Dreams" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that first appeared in Metropolitan Magazine in December 1922, and was collected in All the Sad Young Men in 1926. It is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Call of the Wild has the widest readership — 486080 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Call of the Wild | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (486080) | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (676) | 4.5 (7) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9733) | — |
Reception
| The Call of the Wild | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 486080 | 3534 |
| Editions | 1700 | 120 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 203509 | 2246 |
| Reading it now | 20048 | 76 |
| Written reviews | 19166 | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20351 | 699 |
| Pages | 136 | 48 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Call of the Wild or Winter Dreams?
The Call of the Wild has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Call of the Wild 3.9/5, Winter Dreams 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Call of the Wild or Winter Dreams?
Winter Dreams is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Winter Dreams (48 pages, ≈ 53 min); The Call of the Wild (136 pages, ≈ 2 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: The Call of the Wild or Winter Dreams?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Call of the Wild: Moderate; Winter Dreams: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
The Call of the Wild: 5 film adaptations; Winter Dreams: no film adaptation on record.