Ghost story vs Never Whistle at Night: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ghost story Ghost story Peter Straub · 1979 ★★★★☆ 3.9 507 pages · ≈ 9 h 23 m · Moderate

In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress. He is anxious, tormented, introspective. She is calm, passive, strangely detached. She says her name is Angie Maule.

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Cover of Never Whistle at Night Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · 2023 ★★★★☆ 3.8 444 pages · ≈ 8 h 13 m · Moderate

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Ghost storyNever Whistle at Night
Hardcover 3.6 (147) 3.9 (104)
Apple Books 4.0 (397) 3.5 (51)

Reception

Ghost storyNever Whistle at Night
Ratings 397 104
Editions 14 3
Film adaptations 1 —
Wikipedia attention 3799 —
Pages 507 444

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