Children of the Corn vs Last Days: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cults, Paranormal, Horror, Fiction
Children of the Corn
“Burt turned the radio on too loud and didn't turn it down because they were on the verge of another argument and he didn't want it to happen.”
Burt and Vicky are traveling through Nebraska on their way to California on a vacation meant to save their failing marriage. After being involved in an accident in which they run over a young boy who ran into the road,…
1 film adaptation
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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
- Readers rate Children of the Corn highest: Children of the Corn 3.9 · Last Days 3.7.
- Children of the Corn is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Last Days.
- Last Days has the widest readership — 17199 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Children of the Corn | Last Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (14881) | 3.7 (17199) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (36) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (264) | 4.0 (175) |
Reception
| Children of the Corn | Last Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14881 | 17199 |
| Editions | 1 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 54744 |
| Reading it now | — | 3077 |
| Written reviews | — | 2500 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9502 | 2738 |
| Pages | 16 | 489 |