Carmilla vs The Human Chord: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Fantasy fiction, Horror, Fiction

Cover of Carmilla

Carmilla J. Sheridan Le Fanu · 1871 ★★★★☆ 3.9 70 pages · ≈ 1 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Human Chord

The Human Chord Algernon Blackwood · 1910 ★★★★☆ 3.5 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Carmilla higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 224844 votes.
Carmilla is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Human Chord.

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