The Ugly American vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
The Ugly American
This book is a fictionally written depiction of America^s failed foreign policy, tactics and blunders in a country depicted as an area similar to Viet Nam. The journalist author was entrenched in the region for several…
1 film adaptation
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Winter Dreams
"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…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Ugly American highest: The Ugly American 4.1 · Winter Dreams 3.7.
- Winter Dreams is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Ugly American.
- The Ugly American has the widest readership — 5268 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Ugly American | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (5268) | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 4.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (7) | — |
Reception
| The Ugly American | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5268 | 3534 |
| Editions | 79 | 120 |
| Citations | 162 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6323 | 2246 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | 604 | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2477 | 699 |
| Pages | 250 | 48 |