The Call of the Wild vs The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Fiction
The Call of the Wild
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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Call of the Wild is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson).
- The Call of the Wild has the widest readership — 486080 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Call of the Wild
≈ 2h vs 8h for The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)
New to the genre?
The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)
Light vs Moderate for The Call of the Wild
Scores by source
| The Call of the Wild | The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (486080) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (676) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9733) | — |
Reception
| The Call of the Wild | The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Assignation / Black Cat / Descent Into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Ligeia / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Sphinx / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 486080 | 1 |
| Editions | 1700 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 203509 | — |
| Reading it now | 20048 | — |
| Written reviews | 19166 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 20351 | — |
| Pages | 136 | 448 |