About a Place in the Kinki Region vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
About a Place in the Kinki Region
"My friend is missing. When he disappeared, he'd been working on a magazine about the paranormal--his first real job as an editor. With almost no budget, he'd resorted to digging through back issues and unused research…
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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.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for About a Place in the Kinki Region.
- About a Place in the Kinki Region has the widest readership — 3416 ratings behind its score.
- About a Place in the Kinki Region runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| About a Place in the Kinki Region | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3416) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (20) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (6) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| About a Place in the Kinki Region | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3416 | 26 |
| Editions | 1 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 5240 | — |
| Reading it now | 385 | — |
| Written reviews | 919 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 336 | 110 |