Christmas Carol and Other Stories vs The ghost wore gray: Which Should You Read?
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Christmas Carol and Other Stories
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An immediate bestseller when it was first published in December 1843, A Christmas Carol has endured ever since as a perennial Yuletide favorite. Charles Dickens's beloved tale about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge--who…
The ghost wore gray
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Nina ("Nine") Tanleven and her best buddy Chris Gurley are having a hard time. The play that led to them meeting a ghost and unraveling a mystery has ended. Now the rest of the summer looms ahead, looking dull after…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The ghost wore gray highest: The ghost wore gray 4.1 · Christmas Carol and Other Stories 3.9.
- The ghost wore gray has the widest readership — 644 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Christmas Carol and Other Stories | The ghost wore gray | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (644) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Christmas Carol and Other Stories | The ghost wore gray | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 644 |
| Editions | 12 | 10 |
| Want to read | — | 288 |
| Reading it now | — | 13 |
| Written reviews | — | 45 |
| Pages | 144 | 156 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Christmas Carol and Other Stories or The ghost wore gray?
The ghost wore gray has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The ghost wore gray 4.1/5, Christmas Carol and Other Stories 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Christmas Carol and Other Stories or The ghost wore gray?
Christmas Carol and Other Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Christmas Carol and Other Stories (144 pages, ≈ 2 h 40 m); The ghost wore gray (156 pages, ≈ 2 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Christmas Carol and Other Stories or The ghost wore gray?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Christmas Carol and Other Stories: Light; The ghost wore gray: Light.