Breakfast at Tiffany's vs The Ghost of Christmas Past: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Breakfast at Tiffany's Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.0 159 pages · ≈ 2 h 57 m · Moderate

Published with three short stories this novella cemented Capote’s position at the forefront of American literature. It is the story of a friendship between New York neighbours, good time girl Holly Golightly and the…

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Cover of The Ghost of Christmas Past The Ghost of Christmas Past Angie Fox · 2019 ★★★★☆ 4.5 152 pages · ≈ 2 h 49 m · Moderate

The Ghost of Christmas Past is a fictional character in Charles Dickens 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption.

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Scores by source

Breakfast at Tiffany'sThe Ghost of Christmas Past
Hardcover 3.0 (1) 4.0 (2)
Google Books 4.5 (5) 5.0 (4)
Apple Books 4.0 (189) 4.5 (663)

Reception

Breakfast at Tiffany'sThe Ghost of Christmas Past
Ratings 189 663
Editions 113 3
Film adaptations 1 —
Pages 159 152

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