Skeleton crew vs The ghost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Skeleton crew
From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and…
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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 Skeleton crew highest: Skeleton crew 4.3 · The ghost 3.3.
- The ghost is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Skeleton crew.
- Skeleton crew has the widest readership — 9615 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Skeleton crew | The ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9615) | 3.3 (269) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (287) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (208) | — |
Reception
| Skeleton crew | The ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9615 | 269 |
| Editions | 73 | 319 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 87037 | 265 |
| Reading it now | 88 | 30 |
| Written reviews | 4640 | 44 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10288 | 3516 |
| Pages | 576 | 170 |