Hannibal Rising vs Misery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller, Fiction
Hannibal Rising
“The door to Dr. Hannibal Lecter's memory palace is in the darkness at the center of his mind and it has a latch that can be found by touch alone.”
Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The…
1 film adaptation
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Misery
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Misery highest: Misery 4.2 · Hannibal Rising 3.6.
- Misery has the widest readership — 855105 ratings behind its score.
- Hannibal Rising runs the darker storyline; Misery stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hannibal Rising | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (55596) | 4.2 (855105) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (94) | 4.1 (1323) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (20) | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (301) | 4.5 (1023) |
Reception
| Hannibal Rising | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55596 | 855105 |
| Editions | 22 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 54166 | 543737 |
| Reading it now | 1689 | 19231 |
| Written reviews | 3078 | 41012 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6743 | 14535 |
| Pages | 328 | 384 |