Pleasing the Ghost vs The Ghost Belonged to Me: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction, Fiction
Pleasing the Ghost
Ever since his father died, Dennis has been seeing ghosts. Lots of ghosts. They blow in on the breeze, visit for a while, and fly off again. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window. And Arvie…
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The Ghost Belonged to Me
In this story set in 1913, Blossom Culp, Alexander Armsworth, adventurer Miles Armsworth, and Blossom's spiritualist mother set out to exorcise a ghost.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Ghost Belonged to Me highest: The Ghost Belonged to Me 4.4 · Pleasing the Ghost 3.6.
- Pleasing the Ghost has the widest readership — 1059 ratings behind its score.
- The Ghost Belonged to Me runs the darker storyline; Pleasing the Ghost stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pleasing the Ghost | The Ghost Belonged to Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1059) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.3 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (37) | 5.0 (23) |
Reception
| Pleasing the Ghost | The Ghost Belonged to Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1059 | 23 |
| Editions | 12 | 19 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 552 | — |
| Reading it now | 24 | — |
| Written reviews | 135 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 297 |
| Pages | 89 | 183 |