Bone of My Bone vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Bone of My Bone
The year is 1635. Sister Ursula, a young nun fleeing the ruins of her convent, and Elsebeth, a sharp-witted peasant, escape a band of marauding soldiers and disappear into the Bavarian forest. War scorches the land,…
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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 6 for Bone of My Bone.
- The Damned has the widest readership — 26 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bone of My Bone | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.2 (10) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Bone of My Bone | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 26 |
| Editions | 1 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 188 |
| Pages | 368 | 110 |