Waifs and Strays vs Winter Dreams: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
Waifs and Strays
“A TRESTLE burned down on the International Railroad.”
Urban teens take center stage in a pair of edgy short story collections. Waifs and Strays presents 15 previously published works by Canadian fantasy writer Charles de Lint, including "May This Be Your Last Sorrow" from…
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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
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Winter Dreams has the widest readership — 3534 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Waifs and Strays | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (42) | 3.7 (3534) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (7) |
Reception
| Waifs and Strays | Winter Dreams | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 42 | 3534 |
| Editions | 56 | 120 |
| Citations | 10 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 39 | 2246 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | 4 | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 699 |
| Pages | 78 | 48 |