Black House vs Something Wicked This Way Comes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Boys, Horror, Fantasy, Fiction
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 26 for Black House.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes has the widest readership — 158551 ratings behind its score.
- Black House runs the darker storyline; Something Wicked This Way Comes stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Black House | Something Wicked This Way Comes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (72158) | 3.9 (158551) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (188) | 3.8 (476) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (440) | 4.0 (60) |
Reception
| Black House | Something Wicked This Way Comes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 72158 | 158551 |
| Editions | 3 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 51606 | — |
| Pages | 1456 | 272 |