Taltos vs The Feast of All Saints: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New orleans, Louisiana, Fiction
Taltos
Meet Mr. Ash, quiet-spoken, tall, unfailingly kind - sole survivor of an ancient species, the Taltos - thriving among humankind as he has always done, now the head of a great corporate empire. As the novel opens, he is…
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The Feast of All Saints
Set in 1840's New Orleans, this historical novel traces the journey of the community of free people of color who were feared and ignored by whites. Suspended between worlds of black and white, finding stability only int…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Taltos is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 11 for The Feast of All Saints.
- Taltos has the widest readership — 57424 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Taltos | The Feast of All Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (57424) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (87) | 3.7 (20) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (180) | — |
Reception
| Taltos | The Feast of All Saints | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 57424 | 20 |
| Editions | 39 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 22232 | — |
| Pages | 480 | 640 |