Doctor Sleep vs The Damned: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Doctor Sleep
From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining—an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “a vivid frightscape” (The New York Times)—now featuring a stunning vintage…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
The verdict
- Readers rate Doctor Sleep highest: Doctor Sleep 4.4 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Doctor Sleep.
- Doctor Sleep has the widest readership — 5245 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Doctor Sleep | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (698) | 4.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5245) | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Doctor Sleep | The Damned | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5245 | 26 |
| Editions | — | 106 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13324 | 188 |
| Pages | 517 | 110 |