The Angel of Terror vs The Dead Alive: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Crime, Mystery, Fiction
The Angel of Terror
The Angel of Terror aka The Destroying Angel Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by the age of…
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The Dead Alive
“"HEART all right," said the doctor.”
"Heart all right," said the doctor. "Lungs all right. No organic disease that I can discover. Philip Lefrank, don't alarm yourself. You are not going to die yet. The disease you are suffering from is - overwork. The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Dead Alive is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Angel of Terror.
- The Dead Alive has the widest readership — 726 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Angel of Terror | The Dead Alive | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (680) | 3.5 (726) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (3) | 2.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.0 (16) |
Reception
| The Angel of Terror | The Dead Alive | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 680 | 726 |
| Editions | 254 | 114 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 542 | 496 |
| Reading it now | 157 | 34 |
| Written reviews | 90 | 92 |
| Wikipedia attention | 71 | 73 |
| Pages | 204 | 82 |