Snowman vs The Tommyknockers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Récits d'horreur américains, American Horror tales, Horror, Fiction
Snowman
It is impossible to foresee that Bradford's search for the Snowman would terminate in a devastating spectacle. Based on all the sightings and reports Bradford reads about, he hopes to locate a mammal of some kind. From…
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The Tommyknockers
“For want of a nail the kingdom was lost-that's how the catechism goes when you boil it down.”
The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Snowman is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 13 for The Tommyknockers.
- The Tommyknockers has the widest readership — 168823 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Snowman | The Tommyknockers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (168823) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.3 (346) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (244) |
Reception
| Snowman | The Tommyknockers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 168823 |
| Editions | 14 | 58 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 76422 |
| Reading it now | — | 3229 |
| Written reviews | — | 5049 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2949 | 9638 |
| Pages | 160 | 747 |