Silks vs The Woman in Black: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Legal stories, England, Fiction
Silks
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“Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions…
The Woman in Black
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"It was a Monday afternoon in November and already growing dark, not because of the lateness of the hour--it was barely three o'clock--but because of the fog, the thickest of London pea-soupers.' So begins Arthur Kipps'…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Woman in Black is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Silks.
- The Woman in Black has the widest readership — 85506 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Silks | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4913) | 3.8 (85506) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (5) | 3.6 (215) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (114) | 4.0 (288) |
Reception
| Silks | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4913 | 85506 |
| Editions | 11 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1023 | — |
| Reading it now | 322 | — |
| Written reviews | 487 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 351 | 3923 |
| Pages | 377 | 192 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Silks or The Woman in Black?
Silks has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Silks 3.9/5, The Woman in Black 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Silks or The Woman in Black?
The Woman in Black is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Woman in Black (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Silks (377 pages, ≈ 6 h 59 m).
Which is harder to read: Silks or The Woman in Black?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Silks: Moderate; The Woman in Black: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Silks: no film adaptation on record; The Woman in Black: 5 film adaptations.