Cujo vs Insomnia: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Cujo Cujo Stephen King · 1981 ★★★★☆ 3.9 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Moderate
“ONCE UPON A TIME, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.”

Cujo (/ˈkjuːdʒoʊ/) is a 1981 psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a rabid Saint Bernard. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983.

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Cover of Insomnia Insomnia Stephen King · 1994 ★★★★☆ 3.8 764 pages · ≈ 14 h 09 m · Moderate
“No one-least of all Dr. Litchfield-came right out and told Ralp Roberts that his wife was going to die, but there came a time when Ralph understood without needing to be told.”

Insomnia is a 1994 horror/fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It follows retired widower Ralph Roberts whose increasing insomnia allows him to perceive auras and other hidden things, leading him to join a…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

CujoInsomnia
Goodreads — 3.8 (172089)
Hardcover 3.6 (568) 3.6 (343)
Google Books 4.0 (1) 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (303) 4.5 (423)

Reception

CujoInsomnia
Ratings 568 172089
Editions 81 58
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 112967
Reading it now — 5497
Written reviews — 6188
Wikipedia attention 20792 7579
Pages 327 764

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