Ghost story vs The September House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Paranormal, Horror, Mystery
Ghost story
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.
1 film adaptation
vs
The September House
When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The September House has the widest readership — 107027 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Ghost story | The September House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (107027) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (147) | 4.0 (208) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (397) | 4.0 (321) |
Reception
| Ghost story | The September House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 397 | 107027 |
| Editions | 14 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3799 | — |
| Pages | 507 | 432 |