Bird Box vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
Bird Box
Bird Box is a 2014 post-apocalyptic horror novel and the debut novel by American writer and singer Josh Malerman. The book was first published in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2014, through Harper Voyager and in the…
1 film adaptation
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The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Readers rate Bird Box highest: Bird Box 4.4 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Bird Box.
- Bird Box has the widest readership — 2407 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bird Box | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (509) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2407) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Bird Box | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2407 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9556 | 188 |
| Pages | 292 | 110 |