The best ghost stories vs The Dark Descent: Which Should You Read?
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The best ghost stories
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The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, Daniel Defoe Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book, Montague Rhodes James The Haunted and the Haunters, Edward Bulwer-Lytton The Silent Woman, Leopold Kompert The Man Who Went Too Far, E.F. Benson The…
The Dark Descent
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pt. 1. The color of evil. The reach / Stephen King -- Evening primrose / John Collier -- The ash-tree / M.R. James -- The new mother / Lucy Clifford -- There's a long, long trail a-winding / Russell Kirk -- The call of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Dark Descent highest: The Dark Descent 3.9 · The best ghost stories 3.2.
- The best ghost stories is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 18 for The Dark Descent.
- The best ghost stories has the widest readership — 167 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The best ghost stories | The Dark Descent | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (167) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.2 (4) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
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Reception
| The best ghost stories | The Dark Descent | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 167 | 4 |
| Editions | 17 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 167 | — |
| Reading it now | 40 | — |
| Written reviews | 20 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 12597 |
| Pages | 216 | 1011 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The best ghost stories or The Dark Descent?
The Dark Descent has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Dark Descent 3.9/5, The best ghost stories 3.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: The best ghost stories or The Dark Descent?
The best ghost stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The best ghost stories (216 pages, ≈ 4 h 00 m); The Dark Descent (1011 pages, ≈ 18 h 43 m).
Which is harder to read: The best ghost stories or The Dark Descent?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The best ghost stories: Challenging; The Dark Descent: Challenging.