The Haunting vs The Time of the Ghost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Supernatural, Paranormal, Children's fiction, Fiction
The Haunting
After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift.
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The Time of the Ghost
From Publishers Weekly Published in Great Britain in 1981 and available here for the first time, this gripping novel serves up often giddily hilarious fantasy that nonetheless deals unflinchingly with some ugly issues.…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Time of the Ghost highest: The Time of the Ghost 3.8 · The Haunting 3.6.
- The Haunting is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Time of the Ghost.
- The Haunting has the widest readership — 26780 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Haunting | The Time of the Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (26780) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | 3.7 (14) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
Reception
| The Haunting | The Time of the Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26780 | 14 |
| Editions | 21 | 20 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1102 | — |
| Reading it now | 24 | — |
| Written reviews | 116 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 169 | 136 |
| Pages | 135 | 280 |