A cry from the dark vs Telling Tales: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Authorship, Biography & Memoir
A cry from the dark
Bettina Whitelaw is a grand dame of the English literary scene. Approaching eighty, with a beautiful flat in Holland Park and a comfortable income, her life is not dissimilar to that of her wealthy, elegant…
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Telling Tales
Young writers have historically played a pivotal role in shaping autobiographical genres and this continues into the graphic and digital texts which characterise contemporary life writing. This volume offers a selection…
The verdict
- Readers rate Telling Tales highest: Telling Tales 3.6 · A cry from the dark 3.4.
- Telling Tales is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for A cry from the dark.
- Telling Tales has the widest readership — 560 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A cry from the dark | Telling Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (109) | 3.6 (560) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (25) |
Reception
| A cry from the dark | Telling Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 109 | 560 |
| Editions | 8 | 6 |
| Want to read | 51 | — |
| Reading it now | 6 | — |
| Written reviews | 13 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 18 |
| Pages | 277 | 156 |