Black Heart vs The Day of the Jackal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Black Heart
There's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of…
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The Day of the Jackal
In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Day of the Jackal is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Black Heart.
- The Day of the Jackal has the widest readership — 149030 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Black Heart | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (149030) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | 4.2 (204) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (28) | 4.5 (384) |
Reception
| Black Heart | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28 | 149030 |
| Editions | 16 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 295 |
| Reading it now | — | 6 |
| Written reviews | — | 16 |
| Wikipedia attention | 63 | 21957 |
| Pages | 512 | 377 |