The Damned vs The White People: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Fiction
The Damned
Damnation, a concept of divine punishment and torment, and use of the term as a profanity
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The White People
"The White People" is a horror short story by Welsh author Arthur Machen. Written in the late 1890s, it was first published in 1904 in Horlick's Magazine, edited by Machen's friend A. E. Waite, then reprinted in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The White People has the widest readership — 4802 ratings behind its score.
- The White People runs the darker storyline; The Damned stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Damned | The White People | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (4802) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.4 (17) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| The Damned | The White People | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 4802 |
| Editions | 106 | 247 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12153 |
| Pages | 110 | 42 |