Haunted vs The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Which Should You Read?
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Haunted
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Is it possible to be haunted by someone who isn't even dead? Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm for her form. And…
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
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Continuador de la tradición del cuento de terror, H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) innovó el género con aportaciones procedentes de una veta personalísima de temas y obsesiones en la que se dan cita el mundo sobrenatural, el…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Case of Charles Dexter Ward highest: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 4.1 · Haunted 3.6.
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Haunted.
- Haunted has the widest readership — 113060 ratings behind its score.
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward runs the darker storyline; Haunted stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Haunted | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (113060) | 4.1 (23992) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | 4.5 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (22) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (79) | 4.0 (10) |
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Reception
| Haunted | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 113060 | 23992 |
| Editions | 18 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 14100 |
| Reading it now | — | 799 |
| Written reviews | — | 1429 |
| Wikipedia attention | 92 | 4848 |
| Pages | 256 | 127 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Haunted or The Case of Charles Dexter Ward?
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward 4.1/5, Haunted 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Haunted or The Case of Charles Dexter Ward?
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (127 pages, ≈ 2 h 21 m); Haunted (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Haunted or The Case of Charles Dexter Ward?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Haunted: Light; The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Moderate.