Ghosts vs The beautiful cigar girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sources, History
Ghosts
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in…
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The beautiful cigar girl
“IN JUNE OF 1842, Edgar Allan Poe took up his pen to broach a delicate subject with an old friend.”
On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson-and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling…
The verdict
- The beautiful cigar girl is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 26 for Ghosts.
- The beautiful cigar girl runs the darker storyline; Ghosts stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The beautiful cigar girl
≈ 6h vs 26h for Ghosts
New to the genre?
Ghosts
Moderate vs Challenging for The beautiful cigar girl
In the mood for something dark?
The beautiful cigar girl
a darker storyline than Ghosts
Want something lighter?
Ghosts
an easier tone than The beautiful cigar girl
Scores by source
| Ghosts | The beautiful cigar girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (2161) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Ghosts | The beautiful cigar girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 2161 |
| Editions | 7 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3998 |
| Reading it now | — | 109 |
| Written reviews | — | 303 |
| Wikipedia attention | 32585 | — |
| Pages | 1440 | 327 |