Kraken vs Last Days: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cults, Horror, Fiction
Kraken
Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the…
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Last Days
Last Days (winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel of the Year) by Adam Nevill is a Blair Witch style novel in which a documentary film-maker undertakes the investigation of a dangerous cult—with…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Kraken has the widest readership — 29271 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Kraken | Last Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (29271) | 3.7 (17199) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (180) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (9) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (75) | 4.0 (175) |
Reception
| Kraken | Last Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29271 | 17199 |
| Editions | 16 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 54744 |
| Reading it now | — | 3077 |
| Written reviews | — | 2500 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1436 | 2738 |
| Pages | 509 | 489 |