A Fig for All the Devils vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
A Fig for All the Devils
An abused, grief-stricken, and impoverished Sonny has all but given up on life. That is, until he meets death, by way of the Grim Reaper. The Reaper, a junk food loving, poetry reading, cigarette-addicted entity, has no…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate A Fig for All the Devils highest: A Fig for All the Devils 4.2 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for A Fig for All the Devils.
- The Damned has the widest readership — 26 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Fig for All the Devils | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (24) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (22) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| A Fig for All the Devils | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 260 | 110 |