Ghost Wall vs What Moves the Dead: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ghost Wall Ghost Wall Sarah Moss · 2018 ★★★★☆ 3.8 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Moderate

The light blinds you; there’s a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside. In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are…

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Cover of What Moves the Dead What Moves the Dead T. Kingfisher · 2022 ★★★★☆ 3.9 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Moderate

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia. What they find there is a…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Ghost WallWhat Moves the Dead
Hardcover 3.7 (97) 3.8 (690)
Apple Books 4.0 (67) 4.0 (270)

Reception

Ghost WallWhat Moves the Dead
Ratings 97 690
Editions 12 6
Wikipedia attention 2696 3092
Pages 160 175

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