Red Storm Rising vs Soon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War III, Guerre mondiale, Thriller, Fiction
Red Storm Rising
Terrorists attack the USSR, they respond by attacking western Europe to replace the oil assets destroyed by the terrorists. Who will win?
vs
Soon
Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization (NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government's prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He…
The verdict
- Readers rate Red Storm Rising highest: Red Storm Rising 4.4 · Soon 4.1.
- Soon is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 13 for Red Storm Rising.
- Soon has the widest readership — 5897 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Red Storm Rising | Soon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.8 (9) | 4.1 (5897) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (167) | 4.0 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (8) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1744) | 4.5 (30) |
Reception
| Red Storm Rising | Soon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1744 | 5897 |
| Editions | 35 | 11 |
| Citations | 21 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 24 | 7234 |
| Reading it now | — | 500 |
| Written reviews | — | 182 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8582 | 186 |
| Pages | 720 | 519 |