Cujo vs Dolores Claiborne: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Maine, American literature, Horror, Fiction
Cujo
“ONCE UPON A TIME, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.”
Cujo (/ˈkjuːdʒoʊ/) is a 1981 psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a rabid Saint Bernard. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983.
1 film adaptation
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Dolores Claiborne
Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores Claiborne tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband, Joe St.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dolores Claiborne has the widest readership — 175949 ratings behind its score.
- Dolores Claiborne runs the darker storyline; Cujo stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Cujo | Dolores Claiborne | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (175949) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (568) | 3.8 (306) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (303) | 4.5 (189) |
Reception
| Cujo | Dolores Claiborne | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 568 | 175949 |
| Editions | 81 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 76637 |
| Reading it now | — | 2630 |
| Written reviews | — | 7218 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20792 | 13018 |
| Pages | 327 | 307 |