The Woman in Black vs Told After Supper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Ghost stories, Ghost Stories, Fiction
The Woman in Black
In the process of settling an estate, Arthur Kipps finds himself confronted with some very unsettling matters.
1 film adaptation
vs
Told After Supper
This is a ghost story book. Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories. Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Told After Supper is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Woman in Black.
- The Woman in Black has the widest readership — 85672 ratings behind its score.
- The Woman in Black runs the darker storyline; Told After Supper stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Told After Supper
≈ 1h vs 3h for The Woman in Black
New to the genre?
The Woman in Black
Moderate vs Challenging for Told After Supper
In the mood for something dark?
The Woman in Black
a darker storyline than Told After Supper
Want something lighter?
Told After Supper
an easier tone than The Woman in Black
Scores by source
| The Woman in Black | Told After Supper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (85672) | 3.8 (82683) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (215) | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (288) | — |
Reception
| The Woman in Black | Told After Supper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 85672 | 82683 |
| Editions | 8 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 95775 | 66277 |
| Reading it now | 2682 | 8619 |
| Written reviews | 9881 | 7647 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3798 | — |
| Pages | 168 | 42 |