Bel Canto vs The ghost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women singers, Romance, Fiction
Bel Canto
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The ghost
"In pursuit of Rosetta Rose, a beautiful singer, Carl Foster survives a series of disasters: a train crash, a shipwreck and even attempted murder. On each occasion he sees a sinister figure, who proves to be the ghost…
The verdict
- Readers rate Bel Canto highest: Bel Canto 3.9 · The ghost 3.3.
- The ghost is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Bel Canto.
- Bel Canto has the widest readership — 336835 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bel Canto | The ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (336835) | 3.3 (269) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1037) | — |
Reception
| Bel Canto | The ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 336835 | 269 |
| Editions | 42 | 319 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 203677 | 265 |
| Pages | 336 | 170 |