Danse Macabre vs The Stand: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horror, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre Stephen King · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.7 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Stand

The Stand Stephen King · 1978 ★★★★☆ 4.4 833 pages · ≈ 15 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Stand higher: 4.4 vs 3.7 from 5022 votes.
Danse Macabre is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 15 for The Stand.

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