Firestarter vs Play Nice: Which Should You Read?
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Firestarter
“"Daddy, I'm tired," the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully.”
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. In July and August 1980, two excerpts from the novel were published in Omni. In 1981, Firestarter was nominated…
1 film adaptation
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Play Nice
Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Firestarter has the widest readership — 252438 ratings behind its score.
- Firestarter runs the darker storyline; Play Nice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Firestarter | Play Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (252438) | 3.9 (66289) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (481) | 3.9 (63) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (286) | 4.0 (81) |
Reception
| Firestarter | Play Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 252438 | 66289 |
| Editions | 78 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 133071 | — |
| Reading it now | 3851 | — |
| Written reviews | 7063 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6126 | 26 |
| Pages | 401 | 336 |