Christine vs Mr. Mercedes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Automobiles, Horror, Thriller, Fiction
Christine
“This is the story of a lover's triangle, I suppose you'd say--Arnie Cunningham, Leigh Cabot, and, of course, Christine.”
A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by her previous owner, Arnie's first car is jealous, possessive and deadly.…
1 film adaptation
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Mr. Mercedes
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mr. Mercedes has the widest readership — 390385 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Christine | Mr. Mercedes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (269592) | 4.0 (390385) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (326) | 4.5 (3565) |
Reception
| Christine | Mr. Mercedes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 269592 | 390385 |
| Editions | 64 | 47 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 138321 | 299063 |
| Reading it now | — | 19863 |
| Written reviews | 7233 | 26511 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8338 | 13470 |
| Pages | 492 | 478 |