Blood and Gold vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Blood and Gold
Blood and Gold (2001) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the eighth book in her Vampire Chronicles series.
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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 8 for Blood and Gold.
- Blood and Gold has the widest readership — 37455 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Blood and Gold | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (37455) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (79) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (31) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (149) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Blood and Gold | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37455 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 29810 | — |
| Reading it now | 656 | — |
| Written reviews | 1015 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 9940 | 188 |
| Pages | 480 | 110 |