Darkness Comes vs Pictures of You: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Darkness Comes
“The next morning, the first thing Rebecca said to Jack Dawson was, "We have two stiffs."”
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A blizzard brings a city to a standstill-and ushers in an evil that defies imagination.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Darkness Comes has the widest readership — 24066 ratings behind its score.
- Darkness Comes runs the darker storyline; Pictures of You stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Darkness Comes | Pictures of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24066) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Darkness Comes | Pictures of You | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24066 | 1 |
| Editions | 35 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 9135 | — |
| Reading it now | 1829 | — |
| Written reviews | 832 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1012 | 37 |
| Pages | 352 | 289 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Darkness Comes or Pictures of You?
Darkness Comes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Darkness Comes 3.9/5, Pictures of You 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Darkness Comes or Pictures of You?
Pictures of You is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Pictures of You (289 pages, ≈ 5 h 21 m); Darkness Comes (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Darkness Comes or Pictures of You?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Darkness Comes: Moderate; Pictures of You: Moderate.