Danse Macabre vs Hearts in Atlantis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror, Thriller, Fiction
Danse Macabre
“FOR ME, the terrorthe real terror, as opposed to whatever demons and boogeys which might have been living in my own mindbegan on an afternoon in October of 1957.”
This is a non-fiction study of the horror genre including books, movies, television, etc. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: Works (Danse Macabre / Salem's Lot / Shining [1]:…
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Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (1999) is a collection of two novellas and three short stories by Stephen King, all connected to one another by recurring characters and taking place in roughly chronological order. The stories are…
The verdict
- Readers rate Hearts in Atlantis highest: Hearts in Atlantis 4.1 · Danse Macabre 3.8.
- Danse Macabre is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 12 for Hearts in Atlantis.
- Hearts in Atlantis has the widest readership — 234 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Danse Macabre | Hearts in Atlantis | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (85) | 3.8 (234) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (4) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (58) | 4.5 (220) |
Reception
| Danse Macabre | Hearts in Atlantis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 114 | 234 |
| Editions | 48 | 55 |
| Citations | 171 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3785 | 6798 |
| Pages | 480 | 688 |