Blackwood Farm vs Blood Canticle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mayfair family, Lestat, Witches, Vampires, Fiction
Blackwood Farm
Publication to coincide with new Vampire Chronicle BLOOD CANTICLE in hardback.Lestat is back, saviour and demon, presiding over a gothic story of family greed and hatred through generations, a terrifying drama of blood…
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Blood Canticle
"Anne Rice continues her astonishing vampire chronicles with the story of Lestat's passionate quest for redemption, goodness and the love of Rowan Mayfair." "Here are all the brilliantly conceived principal characters…
The verdict
- Readers rate Blackwood Farm highest: Blackwood Farm 4.2 · Blood Canticle 3.7.
- Blood Canticle is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for Blackwood Farm.
- Blood Canticle has the widest readership — 26504 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Blackwood Farm | Blood Canticle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (26504) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (65) | 3.4 (57) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (178) | 4.5 (145) |
Reception
| Blackwood Farm | Blood Canticle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178 | 26504 |
| Editions | 31 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 27768 |
| Reading it now | — | 405 |
| Written reviews | — | 773 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9260 | 9557 |
| Pages | 527 | 416 |