Down a Dark Hall vs Witch: Which Should You Read?
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Down a Dark Hall
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Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.
Witch
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From Publishers Weekly In this hokey, meandering novel, Julia is a girl gifted with a healing touch and the power to glimpse the future. When she sees a vision of her best friend's boyfriend, Jim, shot and bleeding to…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Down a Dark Hall has the widest readership — 15 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Down a Dark Hall | Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (15) | 3.5 (2) |
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Reception
| Down a Dark Hall | Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15 | 2 |
| Editions | 10 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2830 | 36885 |
| Pages | 181 | 225 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Down a Dark Hall or Witch?
Down a Dark Hall has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Down a Dark Hall 3.9/5, Witch 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Down a Dark Hall or Witch?
Down a Dark Hall is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Down a Dark Hall (181 pages, ≈ 3 h 21 m); Witch (225 pages, ≈ 4 h 10 m).
Which is harder to read: Down a Dark Hall or Witch?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Down a Dark Hall: Light; Witch: Light.