The Damned vs World War Z: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
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World War Z
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. It is broken into eight chapters—"Warnings", "Blame", "The Great Panic", "Turning the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate World War Z highest: World War Z 4.4 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for World War Z.
- World War Z has the widest readership — 5429 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Damned | World War Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.9 (1766) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (5429) |
Reception
| The Damned | World War Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 5429 |
| Editions | 106 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 19991 |
| Pages | 110 | 434 |