The Andromeda Strain vs The Day of the Jackal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton, his first novel under his own name and his sixth novel overall. It is written as a report documenting the efforts of a team of scientists…
1 film adaptation
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The Day of the Jackal
In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Day of the Jackal highest: The Day of the Jackal 4.3 · The Andromeda Strain 3.8.
- The Day of the Jackal has the widest readership — 149030 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Andromeda Strain | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (15357) | 4.3 (149030) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (793) | 4.2 (204) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (755) | 4.5 (384) |
Reception
| The Andromeda Strain | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15357 | 149030 |
| Editions | 67 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 118589 | 295 |
| Reading it now | 3308 | 6 |
| Written reviews | 7288 | 16 |
| Wikipedia attention | 23418 | 21957 |
| Pages | 295 | 377 |