Last Call vs The Old Curiosity Shop: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gamblers, Gambling, Fiction
Last Call
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One–time professional gambler Scott Crane hasn't returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in ten years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead –– a…
The Old Curiosity Shop
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The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Last Call highest: Last Call 4.2 · The Old Curiosity Shop 3.8.
- Last Call is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 14 for The Old Curiosity Shop.
- The Old Curiosity Shop has the widest readership — 24526 ratings behind its score.
- The Old Curiosity Shop runs the darker storyline; Last Call stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Last Call | The Old Curiosity Shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (24526) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (41) | 3.8 (32) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (55) | 4.5 (232) |
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Reception
| Last Call | The Old Curiosity Shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55 | 24526 |
| Editions | 14 | 825 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 31958 |
| Reading it now | — | 2723 |
| Written reviews | — | 2025 |
| Wikipedia attention | 698 | 5898 |
| Pages | 544 | 792 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last Call or The Old Curiosity Shop?
Last Call has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Call 4.2/5, The Old Curiosity Shop 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Last Call or The Old Curiosity Shop?
Last Call is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Last Call (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m); The Old Curiosity Shop (792 pages, ≈ 14 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Last Call or The Old Curiosity Shop?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Call: Moderate; The Old Curiosity Shop: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Last Call: no film adaptation on record; The Old Curiosity Shop: 5 film adaptations.