Texas Gothic vs The Time of the Ghost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sisters, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Paranormal, Children's fiction, Fiction
Texas Gothic
Amy Goodnight's family is far from normal. She comes from a line of witches, but tries her best to stay far outside the family business. Her summer gig? Ranch-sitting for her aunt with her wacky but beautiful sister.…
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The Time of the Ghost
From Publishers Weekly Published in Great Britain in 1981 and available here for the first time, this gripping novel serves up often giddily hilarious fantasy that nonetheless deals unflinchingly with some ugly issues.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Time of the Ghost is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Texas Gothic.
- Texas Gothic has the widest readership — 4942 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Texas Gothic | The Time of the Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4942) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (15) | 3.7 (14) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13) | — |
Reception
| Texas Gothic | The Time of the Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4942 | 14 |
| Editions | 7 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 9090 | — |
| Reading it now | 71 | — |
| Written reviews | 727 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 136 |
| Pages | 416 | 280 |