Similarities and Differences Between The Bridges of Madison County and The Storm Finding the similarities and the differences between The Bridges of Madison County a novel written by Waller, and “The Storm" by Kate Coplin, a short story is really quit simple. The not so easy task would be narrowing them all down and just highlighting the less obvious ones. The biggest difference that stands out the most would have to be that “The Storm” is a short story and The Bridges of Madison County is a novel, so therefore the details in “The Bridges” are much more thorough than in “The Storm”. The followin