Men Without Women vs The Tell-Tale Heart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Fiction
Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
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The Tell-Tale Heart
“TRUE! - nervous - very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?”
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is often considered a classic of the Gothic fiction…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Tell-Tale Heart highest: The Tell-Tale Heart 4.2 · Men Without Women 3.6.
- The Tell-Tale Heart is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Men Without Women.
- The Tell-Tale Heart has the widest readership — 130975 ratings behind its score.
- The Tell-Tale Heart runs the darker storyline; Men Without Women stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Tell-Tale Heart
≈ 1h vs 2h for Men Without Women
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Tell-Tale Heart
130975 ratings vs 16663 for Men Without Women
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Tell-Tale Heart
4.2 vs 3.6 from readers
New to the genre?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Moderate vs Challenging for Men Without Women
In the mood for something dark?
The Tell-Tale Heart
a darker storyline than Men Without Women
Scores by source
| Men Without Women | The Tell-Tale Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (16663) | 4.2 (130975) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (25) | 4.1 (274) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.5 (6) |
Reception
| Men Without Women | The Tell-Tale Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16663 | 130975 |
| Editions | 85 | 71 |
| Citations | 32 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 24846 | 54594 |
| Reading it now | 1511 | 899 |
| Written reviews | 1453 | 7294 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3200 | 14419 |
| Pages | 159 | 30 |