Joyland vs Misery: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Joyland
Verano de 1973. Carolina del Norte. El joven universitario Devin Jones consigue trabajo en un pequeño parque de atracciones llamado Joyland. Allí se encarga de las tareas de mantenimiento, se disfraza de la mascota del…
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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 · Joyland 3.9.
- Misery has the widest readership — 855105 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Joyland | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (186620) | 4.2 (855105) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.1 (1323) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (837) | 4.5 (1023) |
Reception
| Joyland | Misery | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 186620 | 855105 |
| Editions | 26 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 543737 |
| Reading it now | — | 19231 |
| Written reviews | — | 41012 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3631 | 14535 |
| Pages | 304 | 384 |