The Book of Accidents vs The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires: Which Should You Read?
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The Book of Accidents
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Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she…
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
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Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town, perfect for murderinos and fans of Stephen…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Book of Accidents.
- The Book of Accidents has the widest readership — 30554 ratings behind its score.
- The Book of Accidents runs the darker storyline; The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Book of Accidents | The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (30554) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (127) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (394) | 4.0 (11) |
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Reception
| The Book of Accidents | The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30554 | 11 |
| Editions | 11 | 15 |
| Want to read | 87578 | — |
| Reading it now | 2430 | — |
| Written reviews | 4763 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2357 |
| Pages | 540 | 422 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Book of Accidents or The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires?
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 3.8/5, The Book of Accidents 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Book of Accidents or The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires?
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (422 pages, ≈ 7 h 49 m); The Book of Accidents (540 pages, ≈ 10 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: The Book of Accidents or The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Book of Accidents: Moderate; The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires: Moderate.