Secrets vs The Dark Half: Which Should You Read?
Secrets
The first book in the Glenbrooke Series, Jessica ran from her past...but can she hide from love?Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in…
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The Dark Half
“People's lives-their real lives, as opposed to their simple physical existences-begin at different times.”
The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. The novel…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Secrets highest: Secrets 4.2 · The Dark Half 3.8.
- Secrets is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Dark Half.
- The Dark Half has the widest readership — 155618 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Secrets | The Dark Half | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (155618) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (4) | 3.6 (296) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (39) | 4.5 (167) |
Reception
| Secrets | The Dark Half | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 39 | 155618 |
| Editions | 4 | 61 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 81579 |
| Reading it now | — | 2313 |
| Written reviews | — | 4350 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2610 | 5746 |
| Pages | 263 | 468 |