Blind Corner vs Room 13: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blind Corner Blind Corner Dornford Yates · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.7 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging
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First of the Chandos thrillers, set in central Europe

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Cover of Room 13 Room 13 Edgar Wallace · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.5 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging
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After having spent almost three years in prison Johnny Gray is released, only to be dismayed to find that his ladylove has been pressured by her father, an old friend of his, into marrying another man. Soon after,…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Blind CornerRoom 13
Goodreads — 3.5 (398)
Hardcover 3.0 (2) —

Reception

Blind CornerRoom 13
Ratings 2 398
Editions 11 171
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 292
Reading it now — 31
Written reviews — 33
Wikipedia attention 52 109
Pages 192 184

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Blind Corner or Room 13?

Blind Corner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Blind Corner 3.7/5, Room 13 3.5/5).

Which is shorter to read: Blind Corner or Room 13?

Room 13 is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Room 13 (184 pages, ≈ 3 h 24 m); Blind Corner (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m).

Which is harder to read: Blind Corner or Room 13?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blind Corner: Challenging; Room 13: Challenging.

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