A Fine and Private Place vs Coldheart Canyon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Horror, Fiction
A Fine and Private Place
This classic ghost story from the author of The Last Unicorn follows Jonathan who’s been living in a cemetery with a raven as his only friend amongst the newly dead until he discovers a pair of ghostly lovers bearing an…
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Coldheart Canyon
Aging star Todd Pickett flees to a secret corner of Hollywood to heal from botched plastic surgery and discovers that his newfound hideaway is in fact haunted by ghosts from the 1920s.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Fine and Private Place is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Coldheart Canyon.
- Coldheart Canyon has the widest readership — 9352 ratings behind its score.
- Coldheart Canyon runs the darker storyline; A Fine and Private Place stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Fine and Private Place | Coldheart Canyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (9352) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (16) | 3.4 (31) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (48) |
Reception
| A Fine and Private Place | Coldheart Canyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16 | 9352 |
| Editions | 29 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6038 |
| Reading it now | — | 375 |
| Written reviews | — | 684 |
| Wikipedia attention | 579 | 938 |
| Pages | 256 | 681 |