Black house vs The Man Who Was Thursday: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Novela de misterio, Novela fantástica, Ficción, Mystery, Fiction
Black house
“Right here and now, as an old friend used to say, we are in the fluid present, where clear-sightedness never guarantees perfect vision.”
Preceded by: [The Talisman][1] Black House is a horror novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. Published in 2001, it is the sequel to [The Talisman][1]. This is one of King's numerous novels that tie…
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The Man Who Was Thursday
Can you trust yourself when you don't know who you are? In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go…
The verdict
- Readers rate Black house highest: Black house 4.3 · The Man Who Was Thursday 3.8.
- The Man Who Was Thursday is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Black house.
- The Man Who Was Thursday has the widest readership — 48512 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Black house | The Man Who Was Thursday | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (48512) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (188) | 3.7 (127) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (430) | 4.0 (122) |
Reception
| Black house | The Man Who Was Thursday | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 430 | 48512 |
| Editions | 58 | 1105 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 53173 |
| Reading it now | — | 3909 |
| Written reviews | — | 5445 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7055 | 6463 |
| Pages | 645 | 114 |