Ghost story vs The Room In The Dragon Volant: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Paranormal, Fiction
Ghost story
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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.
The Room In The Dragon Volant
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The Room in the Dragon Volant is somewhat unusual for le Fanu, since it’s not really a supernatural tale. It does however have plenty of gothic elements and some genuine horror, and it’s an ingenious and entertaining…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Ghost story highest: Ghost story 3.9 · The Room In The Dragon Volant 3.5.
- The Room In The Dragon Volant is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Ghost story.
- The Room In The Dragon Volant has the widest readership — 582 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Ghost story | The Room In The Dragon Volant | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (582) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (147) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (397) | — |
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Reception
| Ghost story | The Room In The Dragon Volant | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 397 | 582 |
| Editions | 14 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 538 |
| Reading it now | — | 24 |
| Written reviews | — | 77 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3799 | — |
| Pages | 507 | 144 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Ghost story or The Room In The Dragon Volant?
Ghost story has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Ghost story 3.9/5, The Room In The Dragon Volant 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Ghost story or The Room In The Dragon Volant?
The Room In The Dragon Volant is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Room In The Dragon Volant (144 pages, ≈ 2 h 40 m); Ghost story (507 pages, ≈ 9 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Ghost story or The Room In The Dragon Volant?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ghost story: Moderate; The Room In The Dragon Volant: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Ghost story: 2 film adaptations; The Room In The Dragon Volant: no film adaptation on record.