The Black Door vs The Day of the Jackal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Black Door
"Ariel Vaughn is high powered attorney and a partner at her firm, dating one of the most eligible bachelors in New York City, who is also a powerful judge firmly on the political path. She's living the high life, but…
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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 Black Door 3.9.
- The Day of the Jackal has the widest readership — 149030 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Black Door | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (8) | 4.3 (149030) |
| Hardcover | 2.3 (3) | 4.2 (204) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | 4.5 (384) |
Reception
| The Black Door | The Day of the Jackal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 149030 |
| Editions | 9 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 9 | 295 |
| Reading it now | 7 | 6 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 16 |
| Wikipedia attention | 440 | 21957 |
| Pages | 272 | 377 |