Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories vs The great and secret show: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories
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This book is about stories that encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue a killer.
The great and secret show
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To possess the greatest power of all, the Art, two man-spirits are preparing to fight using their mortal offspring. But an innocent passion between two of the children escalates the war to a new ferocity. Book One in a…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The great and secret show highest: The great and secret show 4.1 · Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories 3.5.
- Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 12 for The great and secret show.
- The great and secret show has the widest readership — 31621 ratings behind its score.
- The great and secret show runs the darker storyline; Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories | The great and secret show | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (702) | 4.1 (31621) |
| Hardcover | 2.5 (2) | 3.7 (36) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (14) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | 4.5 (36) |
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Reception
| Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories | The great and secret show | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 702 | 31621 |
| Editions | 44 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 579 | 24390 |
| Reading it now | 80 | 994 |
| Written reviews | 75 | 1016 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2051 |
| Pages | 67 | 693 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories or The great and secret show?
The great and secret show has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The great and secret show 4.1/5, Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories or The great and secret show?
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories (67 pages, ≈ 1 h 14 m); The great and secret show (693 pages, ≈ 12 h 50 m).
Which is harder to read: Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories or The great and secret show?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories: Challenging; The great and secret show: Light.