The best ghost stories vs The Damned Thing: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The best ghost stories

The best ghost stories Daniel Defoe · 1919 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Damned Thing

The Damned Thing Ambrose Bierce · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.1 24 pages · ≈ 27 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Damned Thing higher: 4.1 vs 3.2 from 37 votes.
The Damned Thing is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The best ghost stories.
The Damned Thing is the easier read (Moderate), The best ghost stories more demanding (Challenging).

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