Howl vs The Evil Image: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Anthologies, Horror, Fiction
Howl
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Flesh splits. Bones break. Screams build. The synchronicity of woman and wolf has long been buried. Ruled by the moon and her cycles of blood, rage, and transformation, the desire and pull to shapeshift and transmute…
The Evil Image
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xi • General Introduction (The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry) • essay by Patricia L. Skarda and Nora Crow Jaffe xxv • Critical Studies of the Gothic • essay by uncredited 2 • The…
Side by side
The verdict
- Howl is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Evil Image.
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Scores by source
| Howl | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (5) |
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Reception
| Howl | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 5 |
| Editions | 2 | 3 |
| Want to read | — | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1015 | — |
| Pages | 300 | 479 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Howl or The Evil Image?
Howl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Howl (300 pages, ≈ 5 h 33 m); The Evil Image (479 pages, ≈ 8 h 52 m).
Which is harder to read: Howl or The Evil Image?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Howl: Moderate; The Evil Image: Moderate.