Children of the night vs La poupée sanglante: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Vampires, Fiction

Cover of Children of the night

Children of the night Dan Simmons · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.9 459 pages · ≈ 8 h 30 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of La poupée sanglante

La poupée sanglante Gaston Leroux · 1924 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Children of the night higher: 3.9 vs 3.4 from 88 votes.
La poupée sanglante is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Children of the night.
Children of the night is the easier read (Moderate), La poupée sanglante more demanding (Challenging).

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