Full Dark, No Stars vs Skeleton crew: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Insanity, Short Stories, Horror, Fiction
Full Dark, No Stars
“My name is Wilfred Leland James, and this is my confession.”
Full Dark, No Stars, published in November 2010, is a collection of four novellas by American author Stephen King, all dealing with the theme of retribution. One of the novellas, 1922, is set in Hemingford Home,…
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Skeleton crew
From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Full Dark, No Stars has the widest readership — 120148 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Full Dark, No Stars | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (120148) | 4.3 (9615) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (267) | 3.7 (287) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1982) | 4.0 (208) |
Reception
| Full Dark, No Stars | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 120148 | 9615 |
| Editions | 40 | 73 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 102235 | 87037 |
| Reading it now | 4607 | 88 |
| Written reviews | 8630 | 4640 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3523 | 10288 |
| Pages | 487 | 576 |