Prose vs The book of the damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Meteorology, Astronomy, Science
Prose
Prose is language that is natural or normal in structure: following the spontaneous flow of conversational speech, without any perfectly regular rhythm; containing ordinary grammar patterns; or, in writing, aligning to…
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The book of the damned
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and…
The verdict
- Readers rate The book of the damned highest: The book of the damned 4.1 · Prose 3.8.
- Prose is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The book of the damned.
- The book of the damned has the widest readership — 328 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prose | The book of the damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (328) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.0 (3) |
Reception
| Prose | The book of the damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 328 |
| Editions | 41 | 154 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2951 |
| Reading it now | — | 107 |
| Written reviews | — | 93 |
| Wikipedia attention | 11231 | 2361 |
| Pages | 207 | 332 |