Whirligigs vs Youth and the bright Medusa: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Whirligigs

Whirligigs O. Henry · 1910 ★★★★☆ 3.7 314 pages · ≈ 5 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Youth and the bright Medusa

Youth and the bright Medusa Willa Cather · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.9 137 pages · ≈ 2 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Youth and the bright Medusa higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 316 votes.
Youth and the bright Medusa is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Whirligigs.

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