The Call of the Wild vs The Storm: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Call of the Wild
As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong hands, being forced to…
1 film adaptation
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The Storm
When a NUMA research vessel is suddenly destroyed by a malevolent black substance originally mistaken for an oil spill, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala pursue an investigation in the Indian Ocean, where they discover a plot…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Storm highest: The Storm 4.2 · The Call of the Wild 3.9.
- The Call of the Wild is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Storm.
- The Call of the Wild has the widest readership — 486080 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Call of the Wild | The Storm | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (486080) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (676) | 3.8 (15) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9733) | 4.5 (53) |
Reception
| The Call of the Wild | The Storm | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 486080 | 53 |
| Editions | 1700 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 203509 | — |
| Reading it now | 20048 | — |
| Written reviews | 19166 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 20351 | 476 |
| Pages | 136 | 420 |