Christine vs War in heaven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Supernatural, Thriller
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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War in heaven
Williams gives a contemporary setting to the traditional story of the Search for the Holy Grail. Examining the distinction between magic and religion, War in Heaven is an eerily disturbing book, one that graphically…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- War in heaven is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Christine.
- Christine has the widest readership — 269592 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Christine | War in heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (269592) | 3.8 (2044) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (326) | 4.0 (7) |
Reception
| Christine | War in heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 269592 | 2044 |
| Editions | 64 | 68 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 138321 | 3536 |
| Reading it now | — | 269 |
| Written reviews | 7233 | 268 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8338 | 12116 |
| Pages | 492 | 258 |