Everville vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Everville
"Our most accomplished contemporary purveyor of horror fiction strikes again in Everville, a tale of worlds in conflict. . . . [Barker's] extravagantly unconventional inventions are ingenious refractions of our common…
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for Everville.
- Everville has the widest readership — 11279 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Everville | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (11279) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (33) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (54) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Everville | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11279 | 26 |
| Editions | 17 | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7534 | — |
| Reading it now | 251 | — |
| Written reviews | 311 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 973 | 188 |
| Pages | 643 | 110 |